Smt. Reshma v. South Eastern Coal Field Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 1655 of 2020, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, Single Bench, Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal, decided 04.02.2026 (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:6342, NAFR). Petitioners Smt. Reshma and minor son Dev Sidar (legal representatives of Late Ghanshyam Singh, Korba/Dipka) versus South Eastern Coal Field Ltd. (CMD and Area Manager, Manikpur Colliery) and Coal Mines Provident Fund. Petition dismissed for want of prosecution after petitioners' non-appearance on 05.12.2025 and again on 04.02.2026. No substantive issue decided; no statutes or precedents discussed. Useful only as an example of dismissal for want of prosecution under Rules of the High Court where litigants/counsel repeatedly abstain.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution. ¶21