Laxmi Bai v. Brijlal and others
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:492 (NAFR); SA No. 657 of 2015 — Laxmi Bai (appellant/plaintiff) v. Brijlal and 11 others (defendants/respondents, including State of Chhattisgarh through Collector, Balod). Order dated 05/01/2026 by Justice Sachin Singh Rajput dismissing the second appeal for want of prosecution after counsel Amit Sahu pleaded no instruction and reported the file missing. Counsel table: 'For Appellant: None'; Roshan Singh (holding brief of B.P. Singh) for Respondent No. 7; Deeksha Jaiswal (holding brief of Goutam Khetrapal) for Respondents 8 to 11. No statutes, precedents, issues on merits, or quantum. Relevant for procedural-disposal searches: dismissal for want of prosecution / no instruction.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant's counsel appeared and submitted that the file was not available in his office and that he had no instructions, the Court found that the petitioner does not want to prosecute the petition and had no option but to dismiss it for want of prosecution.