Smt. Anju Bai v. Smt. Jaikumari
Case brief
What is this about?
Anju Bai v. Jaikumari and others, WPS No. 2139 of 2017, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, order dated 03/02/2025 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (NAFR): writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to petitioner's non-appearance in two rounds; counsel for Respondent No.1: Dr. Surendra Kumar Dewangan; counsel for State: Mr. Ashutosh Shukla; Respondent No. 5 Santosh Gupta deleted on death per order dated 03/11/2023; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner even in the second round when the matter was taken up for hearing, the Court held it had no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution. ¶22