Smt. Shradhha Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of prosecution due to petitioner's default of appearance. Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 1594 of 2019 (case numbered of 2019), decided 06.01.2026 by Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal, Single Bench. Petitioner: Smt. Shradhha Sahu (Raipur). Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh, Department of Woman and Child Development, and Director, Directorate of Women and Child Development (counsel: Afroz Khan, Panel Lawyer). Second round of hearing passed without any appearance or representation for the petitioner; writ petition dismissed accordingly. No issues of law decided, no precedents cited, no quantum. Of value mainly as an instance of disposal for non-appearance/default, not for citation on substance.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the petitioner's continued non-appearance (no appearance and no representation even in the second round of hearing), the Court had no other option except to dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.