Kishan Lal and Ors. v. Umed Singh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of second appeal for non-prosecution; non-appearance of appellants and counsel; repeated failure to implead legal representatives of deceased respondent No.1; casual and careless attitude of litigant; expenditure of valuable judicial/public time; no finding on merits, courts-below concurrent findings undisturbed; partial decree in suit for declaration; restraint on construction over Mark ABEF, site plan Ex.PW4/A; Regular Second Appeal, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Krishan Lal and another v. Umed Singh and others; Justice Nidhi Gupta; decided 18.11.2025; pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution: the appellants exhibited an utterly casual and careless attitude, neither the appellants nor their counsel were seriously interested in pursuing the matter, and the valuable public time of the Court expended in affording opportunities left the Court with no other option except dismissal for non-prosecution.