M/S Star City Construction v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Default dismissal for non-prosecution: 2020-registered writ petition (WPC No. 740 of 2020, Chhattisgarh HC Bilaspur, NAFR-marked) by partnership firm M/s Star City Construction (partner Lokendra Pawar, Indore) against State of Chhattisgarh authorities — Collector of Stamp Raipur, Commissioner Raipur Division, and President, Board of Revenue (Circuit Court, Raipur). Petitioner absent in two rounds and on repeated calls; Mr. Dilman Rati Minj, Deputy Advocate General, alone present for the State. Dismissed for want of prosecution on 17.04.2026 (Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.). Keywords: dismissal for want of prosecution, non-appearance, repeated calls, loss of interest, default dismissal, stamp, Chhattisgarh.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared for the petitioner even in two rounds and on repeated calls, and the petitioner appears to have lost interest in pursuing the matter, the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution.