Seema Kumari Gupta v. The Union Of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15389 of 2018; Seema Kumari Gupta v. Union of India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (Chairman and Chief Regional Manager); decided 19-08-2025 by Justice Smt. G. Anupama Chakravarthy; writ petition dismissed for default and non-prosecution due to petitioner's absence on two consecutive hearing dates (11.08.2025 and 19.08.2025); respondents represented by Mr.Dr. Pankaj, Advocate; petitioner unrepresented ('None'); no statutory provisions or precedents discussed; no substantive rights determined — limited citational value on merits.
What did the court decide?
The Writ petition is dismissed for default and for non-prosecution because there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner on 19.08.2025 despite the matter having been listed that day as a last indulgence following absence on 11.08.2025.