Setram Rathiya v. Dhaneshwar Chouhan ( Died Through Lrs)
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), MAC No. 1445 of 2019, decided 10.04.2026 by Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey. Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution because appellants' counsel (Mr. H.S. Patel) reported receiving no instructions and no one prosecuted the appeal. Parties: Setram Rathiya and Kripa Sindhu Rathiya (vehicle owner/driver, appellants) versus Dhaneshwar Chouhan (dead through LRs per order dated 11-03-2025), his legal heirs and Smt. Laxmi Bai, and the Branch Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Raigarh (respondents); Ms. Swati Agrawal appeared for Mr. Pankaj Agrawal for Respondent No. 3. No statute or precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Considering the absence of any representation or prosecution of the appeal on behalf of the appellants, following counsel's statement that he had received no instructions, the Court held it had no option but to dismiss the present appeal for want of prosecution.