Shakuntla Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 344 of 2022; petitioner Shakuntla Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh (Home Department), Superintendent of Police Raipur and Commandant 23rd Special Armed Force; decided 12.08.2025 by Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey. Keywords: dismissal for want of prosecution; petitioner/counsel absent; non-appearance at hearing; second round of hearing; no relief granted; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner even at the second round of hearing, the Court was left with no option but to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution. ¶19