Santosh Mandal v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Santosh Mandal v. State of Odisha; BLAPL No.307 of 2022; Orissa High Court, Cuttack; single judge Dr. S.K. Panigrahi; order dated 03.05.2024; dismissal for non-prosecution; petitioner absent at call; prior adjournment on 07.07.2023 for petitioner's non-appearance; State represented by Gyanaranjan Mohapatra, ASC; no statutory provisions or case law discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Since neither the Petitioner nor anyone on his behalf appeared at the call of the matter, and the record showed a prior adjournment for the same reason, the Court concluded that the Petitioner had no interest in pursuing the matter, declined to keep it pending unnecessarily, and dismissed the BLAPL for non-prosecution. ¶16