Sandipan Purkayastha v. the State of Assam and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of writ petition WP(C)/5636/2022 (Gauhati High Court, Nelson Sailo, J., 16.06.2025): petitioner Sandipan Purkayastha absent at two consecutive hearings (16.06.2025 and 05.05.2025); writ petition against State of Assam, Secondary Education Department officials (Commissioner & Secretary, Director of Secondary Education, Deputy Commissioner and Inspector of Schools, Karimganj), Principal of Chargola Public Higher Secondary School and an ex-MLA, dismissed for want of prosecution. Useful only as a precedent on default dismissal/non-prosecution practice; no statutory or case-law discussion.
What did the court decide?
With no appearance by or for the petitioner when the matter was called on 16.06.2025, and the same situation having prevailed at the previous listing on 05.05.2025, the Court concluded that the petitioner appeared no longer interested in pursuing the matter and accordingly dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution.