C.Jayabalan, v. The Assistant Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal: Madras High Court, W.P.No.12259 of 2016 (decided 20.01.2023, N. Sathish Kumar, J.). Petitioner C. Jayabalan sought certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash the Assistant Commissioner, HR&CE Board, Tiruppur's Order dated 31-12-2015 in Na.Ka.No.3155/2015/A1 rejecting his representation (respondents also included the Official Trustee, Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple). With no appearance for the petitioner, the 2016 writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution; connected WMP Nos.10598 & 10599 of 2016 closed; no costs. No merits decided; no cases or additional statutes cited.
What did the court decide?
There being no representation for the writ petitioner when the matter was taken up, the writ petition of the year 2016 is dismissed for non-prosecution; consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed, with no costs. The merits of the prayer were not adjudicated.