Tumul Kumari v. Neeraj Kumar
Miscellaneous Appeal (Patna High Court) – dismissal for default
Case brief
What is this about?
Tumul Kumari v. Neeraj Kumar, Miscellaneous Appeal No.409 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 02-09-2025 by a Division Bench of Bibek Chaudhuri, J. (author) and Dr. Anshuman, J. No counsel appeared for either side. The respondent had not complied with the co-ordinate Bench order dated 11.04.2025, and on 1st July, 2025 nobody appeared. Holding the parties unwilling to prosecute the appeal diligently, the Court dismissed the appeal for default. No substantive issue was decided; no statute or precedent was cited.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the parties and the respondent failed to comply with the co-ordinate Bench order dated 11.04.2025, the parties are not willing to proceed with the appeal diligently; accordingly, the Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed for default. ¶16