Manshi Tandan v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal-for-default order: WPC No. 211 of 2026, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 10/07/2026 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad. Petitioner Manshi Tandan (aged 19, resident of Palari, Distt. Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh) is arrayed against Union of India (Department of Law and Justice), Consortium of National Law Universities/National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, and Bar Council of India; the substantive grievance is not described in the order. With the petitioner and her counsel absent even in the second round, the petition was dismissed for want of prosecution. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved. Order marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the petitioner to argue the case even in the second round and no representation was made on the petitioner's behalf, the Court concluded it had no other option but to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.