Jitendra Ojha v. the Union of India through Ministry of Home
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of appeal for non-appearance/non-prosecution; L.P.A. No. 208 of 2025; Jitendra Ojha v. Union of India (Ministry of Home) and CISF officers (IG East Zone Patna; DIG and Sr. Commandant Bokaro Steel Ltd.); High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Order No. 03 dated 02.09.2025; coram Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J. and Rajesh Shankar, J.; appellant's counsel absent post lunch (Amit Kumar, Advocate, had sought pass over pre-lunch); respondents represented by Anil Kumar, ASGI and Niki Sinha, CGC; no statutory references, no cited precedents, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
As no counsel put in appearance for the appellant when the matter was called out post lunch, the Court had no other option but to dismiss the appeal for want of appearance and prosecution. ¶20-21