Sukhendu Paul v. the Union of India and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a 2022 Gauhati High Court writ petition, WP(C)/5530/2022, filed by Sukhendu Paul against the Union of India (Ministry of Railways), N.F. Railway officials, IRCTC and M/S S S Enterprise. Justice Devashis Baruah dismissed the matter on 03.01.2025 after the petitioner's repeated non-representation (including on 30.11.2024, when the matter was adjourned by four weeks) and vacated any interim order. Relevant as an instance of dismissal for non-prosecution and vacation of interim orders for want of representation; no statutory provision or precedent is discussed.
What did the court decide?
Since the writ petitioner was not represented on call and had already been unrepresented on 30.11.2024, the petitioner appears to have lost interest in the matter; the writ petition accordingly stands dismissed for non-prosecution.