Harish Kumar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition dismissed for want of prosecution; petitioner absent on two occasions when matter taken up for hearing; WPS No. 2220 of 2023; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; petitioners Harish Kumar Sahu, Firoj Kumar Sahu, Hemant Kaushik (Assistant Grade-III, Steno, Translator); respondents State of Chhattisgarh (Department of House and Environment), President and Registrar, Chhattisgarh Rent Control Tribunal; non-appearance; default dismissal; Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.; order dated 07/01/2026; NAFR; no counsel for petitioner; Arpit Agrawal, Panel Lawyer for State.
What did the court decide?
Since there was no appearance on behalf of the petitioner even when the matter was taken up for hearing twice, the Court had no other option but to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution. ¶21