Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack — Lizarani Samantaray v. Collector, Ganjam and others, W.P.(C) No. 18646 of 2017, decided 08.08.2025 by Justice Sashikanta Mishra (Order No. 5): writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution after petitioner/counsel failed to appear on repeated calls and on the previous listing; petitioner presumed no longer interested. Keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution, non-appearance of counsel, writ petition default, no merits decided, no costs or quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioner's non-appearance on repeated calls and again on the previous day's listing, the Court presumed that the petitioner is no longer interested to pursue the writ petition. ¶¶13