Harvinder Kaur v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Revision petition dismissed for non-prosecution; petitioner Harvinder Kaur absent before Punjab & Haryana High Court on two successive hearings (31.7.2025 and 26.2.2026) even after last opportunity; prayer to set aside orders dated 26.4.2023, 17.7.2024 and 05.12.2024 of Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.), Mohali left undecided; oral order of Justice Nidhi Gupta dated 26.02.2026; pending applications disposed of; keywords: casual attitude, non-representation, non-prosecution, dismissal, Civil Revision No.2599 of 2025 (O & M).
What did the court decide?
With no representation by or for the petitioner on successive hearing dates (30.4.2025, 31.7.2025 and 26.2.2026) despite a last opportunity, and no additional documents filed or placed on record, the petitioner exhibited an utterly casual attitude; neither the petitioner nor counsel was seriously interested in pursuing the matter, leaving the Court no option except to dismiss the revision petition for non-prosecution.