Shiv Mangal Singh v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a civil writ application (CWJC No.18438 of 2017) before the Patna High Court, decided 18-12-2025 by Justice Alok Kumar Sinha. Petitioner Shiv Mangal Singh (Siwan district; respondents include education department officials and the Accountant General, Bihar) was unrepresented and absent on the hearing date despite a last-chance adjournment ordered on 20.11.2025. Relevant to practice on dismissal of stale writ petitions for non-prosecution after repeated non-appearance. No statutory provisions or precedents were cited and no substantive legal issue was discussed in the order.
What did the court decide?
The writ application was dismissed for non-prosecution because, when the case was again called out, no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press it, in light of the previous order dated 20.11.2025 granting a last chance.