Gopal Singh Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution / default of appearance. Writ petition WPS No. 413 of 2017 by Gopal Singh Sahu against State of Chhattisgarh (Election Department), Chief Election Officer, District Election Officer and Collector/District Magistrate, Korba, and respondent No. 5 Shital Prasad Agarawal. Neither the petitioner nor counsel appeared when the case was called in the second round; petition dismissed by Single Bench (Sanjay S. Agrawal, J.), High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, order dated 03.02.2025. No statutes or precedents discussed; no merits decided; of limited value except on questions of prosecution of petitions.
What did the court decide?
No one appeared nor was any representation made on behalf of the petitioner even when the case was called in the second round of hearing, and in the absence of any representation the Court had no other option but to dismiss the petition for non-prosecution.