Paitrus Tirkey v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 2014 of 2018, Paitrus Tirkey v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.; Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Tribes Commission), High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 05.05.2025 by Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. Writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to repeated non-appearance of petitioner/counsel (absent on 06.02.2025 and when called twice on 05.05.2025); no merits decision, no costs, no quantum. Keywords: non-prosecution, dismissal in default, no appearance, writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since none appeared for the petitioner on 06.02.2025 and again when the matter was called up twice for hearing on 05.05.2025, the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution. ¶¶22