Swaminath Tiwari v. Union of India & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution; non-prosecution dismissal of writ petition; no instructions forthcoming from petitioner; adjournment sought by petitioner and by respondent-Union of India (non-availability of counsel); listing in Top Ten 'Advance List'; no further adjournment to either side in 2014-vintage writ petition. Outcome snapshot (23.07.2026, Justice Amit Bansal): W.P.(C) 7764/2013 (Puneet Dawar) and W.P.(C) 1462/2016 (Amit Channa) dismissed for non-prosecution; W.P.(C) 8365/2014 (Swaminath Tiwari) relisted for 06.08.2026 with a bar on further adjournments. Respondent counsel: Shubham Chaturvedi. Purely procedural/administrative order — no statutory provisions or precedents engaged; limited citational value except on listing/adjournment practice.
What did the court decide?
None. W.P.(C) 7764/2013 and W.P.(C) 1462/2016 were dismissed for non-prosecution; W.P.(C) 8365/2014 was adjourned to 06.08.2026 (Top Ten matters, 'Advance List') with no adjournment permitted to either side on the next date.