Bibekananda Patnaik v. Chakradhar Mishra
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of appeal for default / non-prosecution; appellant gave no instructions to counsel to prosecute the appeal; appeal disposed of finally for non-prosecution; S.A. No.390 of 2001; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice A.C. Behera; order dated 22.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
Since learned counsel for the appellant had no instruction to prosecute the appeal, the appellant's conduct shows he is not interested to pursue it further; accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for the default (non-prosecution) of the appellant. ¶12