Smt. Ahilaya Bai v. Raghunandan Lal (Died) Through Lrs.
Case brief
What is this about?
Ahilaya Bai v. Raghunandan Lal (died) through LRs and others — SA No. 143 of 2010 — High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur — Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge — decided 23/02/2026 — NAFR/non-reportable. Second appeal dismissed for want of prosecution; no appearance for the appellant despite repeated calls; dismissal in default, no adjudication on merits. Respondents include legal representatives of Raghunandan Lal Agarwal (Shaill Kumari Agarwal, Shyam Kumar Agarwal, Madhu Agarwal, Ajay Kumar Agarwal, Mamta Dani, Raj Kumar Agarwal), Droppati Bai, Saraswati Bai, Suryakirti Bai and State of Chhattisgarh through Collector, Raipur. Keywords: want of prosecution, non-appearance, dismissal for default, Chhattisgarh second appeal.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared for the appellant on repeated calls, the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the case for want of prosecution.