Cci v. Mukesh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-reportable oral order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi, 20-05-2025) dismissing four 26-year-old cross writ petitions of 1999-2000 (O&M side) between Cement Corporation of India and Tara Chand / Mukesh Kumar for non-prosecution, noting the underlying award had never been stayed; impleadment of the LRs of respondent No.1 in CWP-16102 of 1999 allowed purely to prosecute the case and memo of parties to be corrected by the Registry; no counsel represented the petitioners, while Mr. D.P.S Bajwa, Advocate, appeared for respondent No.1 in CWP No.16102 of 1999; pending applications disposed; useful precedent-value limited to practice points on dismissal for non-prosecution and impleadment of legal representatives in long-pending writs.
What did the court decide?
Application CM-7820-CWP-2025 allowed and the LRs of respondent No.1 in CWP-16102 of 1999 impleaded solely to prosecute the case, with the Registry directed to amend the memo of parties; however, the four connected writ petitions were dismissed for non-prosecution and pending applications disposed of; photocopy of the order to be placed on the files of the connected cases.