Jagtar Singh v. Presiding Officer and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural-dismissal ruling: writ petition (CWP-187-2019 O&M, Jagtar Singh v. Presiding Officer and Ors., Punjab & Haryana HC, Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J., 19.05.2025) dismissed for want of prosecution due to petitioner's non-representation on successive dates after a no-further-adjournment order dated 05.05.2025; impugned award was of Industrial Tribunal, Patiala dated 20.11.2018. Relevant to search terms: dismissal for want of prosecution / non-prosecution / default of appearance / refusal of further adjournment. Contains NO merits ruling on industrial adjudication and cites no statutes or precedents — cite only for procedure, not for any substantive proposition on the award.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner had no representation for two successive dates despite the order dated 05.05.2025 that no further adjournment would be granted, and this continuous absence reflects that the petitioner is no longer interested in pursuing the petition.