Shankaraiya Chintal v. Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board Now Known as Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution; no appearance by parties at second-round hearing; writ petition WPS No. 1027 of 2023; petitioner Shankaraiya Chintal; respondents Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company (formerly Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board) and Executive Engineer (Operation And Maintenance) Division No.1, Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limited; no counsel present ('None' for both sides); no statutes or precedents cited; single-judge order dated 13/08/2025; NAFR-marked.
What did the court decide?
As there was no appearance on behalf of the parties even when the matter was taken up for hearing in second round, the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution. ¶¶18