Devi Ram v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-1654-2025; Devi Ram vs Union of India and others; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; decided 27.08.2025; Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri JJ.; writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution; repeated adjournments; adjournment on ground counsel out of station not valid; reliance on Civil Appeal No.9142-2144 of 2010, Ram Siromani Tripathi vs State of Uttar Pradesh; earlier writ petition for same claim dismissed as withdrawn; approach to Armed Forces Tribunal after Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 not permissible; impugned order dated 07.02.2024 of Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Branch, Chandigarh (Annexure P-9); not reportable.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner's fresh written request for adjournment on the ground that counsel for the petitioner is out of station is contrary to the settled principle of law laid down in Civil Appeal No.9142-2144 of 2010 (Ram Siromani Tripathi v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others), whereunder such a ground is not a valid reason for adjournment.