Kalakar Mohanta v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CRREV No. 143 of 2001; Kalakar Mohanta and others v. State of Odisha; criminal revision dismissed for default; petitioners absent / no representation on two occasions; pending 23 years; interim order vacated; liberty to apply for restoration of revision petition; copy to Subordinate Court; bench: Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh; order dated 03.05.2024; State side represented by Karunakara Gaya, Additional Standing Counsel; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Owing to continued non-appearance and absence of representation by the petitioners, the revision petition is dismissed for default, and any interim order stands vacated. ¶¶12