Silarai Rabha and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 11 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition WP(C)/106/2016, Silarai Rabha and Anr. v. State of Assam and 11 others, Gauhati High Court, decided 12-02-2026 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair. Dismissal for non-prosecution: petitioner absent on call and unrepresented at three consecutive listings (28-01-2019, 22-01-2021, 01-08-2022); Court concluded petitioners lost interest. Keywords: non-prosecution, loss of interest, no representation, dismissal of writ petition, Dhemaji/Gogamukh (petitioner address). No statutes or precedents cited; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the petitioner on call and there was no representation at the last three listings, the Court held that the petitioners have lost interest in the matter and dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution. ¶20