Nirmal Singh and Anr. v. Ranjit Singh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; RSA-3692-2019 (O & M); decided 02.12.2025 by Nidhi Gupta J. (Oral). Nirmal Singh & anr. (appellants/plaintiffs) v. Ranjit Singh & ors. (respondents). Appeal against concurrent judgments and decrees of the Courts below dismissing a suit for declaration and permanent injunction. Appeal DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION: notice of motion not issued since 2019; appellant No.2's notice returned unserved for incorrect/incomplete address; no compliance with order dated 04.2.2025; appellants and counsel absent on hearing dates; Court found utterly casual attitude, lack of serious interest, and expenditure of valuable public time. Pending applications disposed. Keywords: non-prosecution, casual attitude, dismissal, declaration and permanent injunction, concurrent judgments and decrees, notice of motion, unserved notice.
What did the court decide?
Neither the appellants nor their counsel were seriously interested in pursuing the present matter.