Balbir Singh v. Mohinder Kaur and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, RSA-2710-2019 (O&M), Balbir Singh v. Mohinder Kaur and Others, decided 07.02.2025, Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Alka Sarin (oral). Keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution; default in depositing process fee; respondents unserved since notice of motion of 16.10.2019; last opportunity order dated 18.02.2020 uncomplied; absence of appellant's counsel including on 22.01.2024 during Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association abstention; pending applications disposed of. No statutes or precedent cases cited; subject matter of the underlying appeal not identified in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Since there had been no compliance with the order dated 18.02.2020 requiring deposit of process fee, the respondents remained unserved and none appeared for the appellant; the Court was left with no other option but to dismiss the appeal for non-prosecution.