Somen Kumar Pradhan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 10861 of 2019; decided 16.02.2026 by Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.; writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution as counsel had no instructions to prosecute; petitioners Somen Kumar Pradhan and Krishan Kumar Pandey; respondents State of Chhattisgarh (Health and Family Welfare Department), Director Health Services, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY / Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojna Nodal Agency, and Vijendra Katare; advocates Komal Prasad Sahu, Vikas Dubey (petitioners) and Amit Buxy, Dy. Government Advocate (State); no statute, precedent or monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution, as learned counsel for the petitioners stated at the outset that he had no instruction on behalf of the petitioners to prosecute the writ petition. ¶23