Rajesh Kumar Jangde v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of three clubbed writ petitions (WPS 5484/2017, WPS 656/2018, WPS 5592/2017), High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, single bench of Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J., dated 09.01.2026. Ground: petitioners absent in three consecutive rounds; deemed to have lost interest by efflux of time. Parties: State Forest Department, Chief Conservator of Forest Bilaspur, Deputy Director Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Divisional Forest Officer Janjgir-Champa, Board of School and Technical Education, Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (counsel: Alok Bakshi), private respondents. No statute or precedent discussed; no relief or amount awarded; of limited citation value except as an instance of default dismissal for non-appearance.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions are dismissed for want of prosecution: none appeared for the petitioners in three rounds, and the court found that by efflux of time the petitioners had lost interest in pursuing the matter.