Shyam Sundar Sahu v. Saroj Kumar Ghosh
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court order dismissing a 1982 second appeal (S.A. No.19 of 1982) for non-prosecution after 43 years of pendency; appellants Shyam Sundar Sahu and another; respondents Saroj Kumar Ghosh and another; Justice Ananda Chandra Behera; counsel reported no instructions to prosecute; dismissal and final disposal for non-prosecution; no statute, precedent, or monetary amount engaged.
What did the court decide?
The appellants' conduct, evidenced by their counsel having no instructions to prosecute the appeal, shows that the appellants are not interested in pursuing the appeal further. ¶16