Dharmednra v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: dismissal for want of prosecution; non-prosecution; default not cured; Registry defect; none appears for petitioner; second round; WPC No. 1424 of 2023; Dharmednra; State of Chhattisgarh; Collector Dhamtari; Sub-Divisional Officer Kurud; Tahsildar Kurud; Sarpanch and Secretary Gram Panchayat Kodapar; Parth Prateem Sahu, J.; 05/12/2025; NAFR; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur. Useful for petitions dismissed for non-prosecution where counsel repeatedly failed to remove filing defects.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared for the petitioner despite repeated opportunities and the Registry default remained uncured for over two and a half years, the Court held it was left with no other option but to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution. ¶¶25