Vishnu Prasad And Ors. v. Ratnesh Agrawal And Ors.
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Dismissal of a second appeal for want of prosecution (non-prosecution/default). Court: High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput (single judge); order dated 22/06/2026 in SA No. 396 of 2013. Cause title shows 'For Appellant (s): None'; appellants' side absent on five dates (06/11/2023, 03/01/2024, 11/01/2024, 21/03/2025, 08/05/2026); last opportunity granted on 08/05/2026 with a warning that appropriate orders would be passed; appeal dismissed when again nobody appeared or made representation, the Court noting the appellants appeared to have lost interest. Respondents: Ratnesh Agrawal (Shri Saurav Agrawal, Adv. on behalf of Ms. Prabha Sharma, Advocate), State of Chhattisgarh through Collector, Bilaspur (Shri Jaiprakash Tiwari, Panel Lawyer), and General Manager, N.T.P.C. Seepat. Useful as a procedural authority on dismissing stale appeals for repeated counsel absence; no merits decided, no statute or precedent cited, no monetary quantum involved.