Ashutosh Verma (Minor) v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Want of prosecution; dismissal for non-appearance of petitioner/counsel; second-round hearing; writ petition (WPC No. 3712 of 2019) before Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; petitioner minor student through guardian father; respondents include State of Chhattisgarh School Education Department, Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Collector DEO Durg, Confluence Military Academy; decided 17.04.2025 by Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J.; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:17749.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner even when the case was taken up for hearing in the second round, the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution. ¶22