Dismissed¶22
Smt. Shakuntala Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh HCWPS/4176/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 4176 of 2023; Shakuntala Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors. (School Education Department; DEO Bilaspur; BEO Bilha); dismissal for want of prosecution; petitioner's default/non-appearance; no counsel for petitioner; State represented by Shri Siddharth Sharma, PL; decided 17/03/2026 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; purely procedural dismissal, merits untouched.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared for the petitioner even on the second call and no representation was made, the Court held it had no other option except to dismiss the writ petition for want of prosecution, and accordingly dismissed it. ¶22