Smt. Sneh Prabha and Ors. v. Smt. Kamla Bai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bare procedural disposal: SA No. 314 of 2001, appellants Snehprabha (widow of Mohan Singh), Darshan Kumarri, Saket Singh and Vishal Singh alias Kishor Singh versus respondents Kamla Bai, Sushila Bai, Shakun Bai, Arjun Singh and State of Chhattisgarh (through Collector, Rajnandgaon); High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; single-judge bench (Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J.); decided 5.1.2026; appeal dismissed at the outset on the appellants' WhatsApp-communicated instruction not to pursue the matter, relayed by counsel Mr. Anand Shukla; respondents Nos. 3 and 4 represented by Mr. Sourabh Gupta on behalf of Mr. Anand Gupta; State represented by Mr. Anil Pandey, Govt. Advocate; no statute or precedent cited, no issues framed, no quantum; cover marked 'NAFR'; of limited citable value beyond illustrating dismissal of an appeal for want of pursuance.
What did the court decide?
The second appeal was dismissed because the appellants, through their counsel Mr. Anand Shukla, communicated on the day of hearing via WhatsApp that they did not wish to pursue the matter; the WhatsApp communication was taken on record.