Mohender Singh v. Food Corporation of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, RSA-4628-2001 (O&M), decided 12.09.2025 by Nidhi Gupta, J.: second appeal by judgment-debtor (Mohender Singh, defendant No. 2) against FCI recovery decree of Rs. 3,48,115.80 P (Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), Guhla, 05.12.1998); first appeal dismissed for want of Court fee; appeal admitted 10.12.2001, decree stayed; appellant repeatedly absent/unrepresented despite Lok Adalat reference and last opportunities; appeal DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION; pending applications disposed of; no adjudication on merits, no statutory provisions or precedents cited. Keywords: non-prosecution, casual attitude of litigant, unrepresented appellant, pass-over, second appeal practice.
What did the court decide?
The second appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution, the appellant having exhibited an utterly casual and careless attitude and neither the appellant nor his counsel being seriously interested in pursuing the matter despite repeated opportunities.