Ashok Kumar Patra v. Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, S and Me Dept.
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of writ petition; default of appearance; petitioner absent on 28.10.2024, 21.11.2024 and on revised call; matter heard in hybrid mode; Orissa High Court, Cuttack; WP(C) No. 3308 of 2020; Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, J.; order dated 03.12.2024; Ashok Kumar Patra; Commissioner-cum-Secretary, S And ME Dept.; counsel for respondents: S.P. Das, ASC; no statutory provisions or precedents engaged; no substantive ruling — limited citation value, relevant only to practice/procedure on repeated non-appearance.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution because none appeared for the petitioner despite revised call, and none had appeared on 28.10.2024 as well as 21.11.2024. ¶¶13