Ali Mohammad Mir v. Union Territory of J and K and Ors. (Urban Local Bodies)
Case brief
What is this about?
Srinagar bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Justice M. A. Chowdhary), order dated 09.12.2025: WP(C) 1548/2023 (with CM 3622/2023), Ali Mohammad Mir (petitioner, unrepresented throughout, no counsel) v. Union Territory of J&K and Ors. (represented by assisting counsel Ms. Maha Majeed vice Mr. Mohsin S. Qadri, Sr. AAG) — petition dismissed for want of prosecution after petitioner's absence on five successive hearing dates; interim directions vacated; no statutes or case-law cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution, along with the connected CM application(s), as there was no representation for the petitioner on the date of hearing or on the previous four dates, indicating loss of interest in prosecuting the case. ¶14