Neeraj Kumar Pandey v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural dismissal, not substantive adjudication: writ petition (WPS No. 9518 of 2023) dismissed for want of prosecution by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur on 14.01.2026 under single judge Amitendra Kishore Prasad, because counsel for the petitioners was absent on repeated calls and the petitioners appeared to have lost interest in pursuing the matter. Petitioners: police Constables Neeraj Kumar Pandey and Anjela Minj (Surguja district). Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh Home (Police) Department, Director General of Police, Inspector General of Police Surguja Rang, Superintendent of Police Surguja, and Head Constables Rajeev Kumar Kujur, Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Manoj Kumar, Dilip Bhagat and Bhagiya Chand Khalkho. State side represented by Arpit Agrawal, Panel Lawyer. No statutes cited, no precedent cases referenced, no amounts involved, order marked NAFR.
What did the court decide?
When the case was called on 14.01.2026, counsel for the petitioners was absent and no representation was made on behalf of the petitioners despite repeated calls; the Court concluded that the petitioners had lost interest in pursuing the matter.