V.k.madhhukar v. Union Of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 2151 of 2017; V.K. Madhhukar vs Union of India (South Eastern Central Railway, Bilaspur Zone) and others (General Manager/Revising Authority; Senior Deputy General Manager/Appellate Authority; Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Disciplinary Authority, Raipur Division; Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, R.P.F./SECR); Judge Sanjay S. Agrawal; order dated 12/02/2025; petition dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance and no representation by petitioner despite matter being passed over once and called again; counsel for respondents: Mr. Bhupendra Pandey, Central Govt. Counsel; no counsel for petitioner; NAFR.
What did the court decide?
Since neither the petitioner nor any representative appeared even after the matter was passed over once and a second call was made, the Court held it had no other option except to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.