Lankeswar Malakar v. the State of Assam and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution; writ petition WP(C)/4630/2023; Gauhati High Court; single judge Soumitra Saikia; order dated 02.06.2025; failure to serve notice on respondents; petitioner unreachable; interim order vacated; interlocutory application dismissed; petitioner Lankeswar Malakar; respondents include State of Assam Department of Women and Child Development, Director Social Welfare Assam, Accountant General (A and E), Treasury Officer Kamrup Treasury; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution, as the petitioner's counsel took no steps for service of notice upon the respondents and no information was forthcoming despite attempts to contact the petitioner. ¶19