Kishor Kumar and Another v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh — CRWP No.801 of 2026 (Kishor Kumar and another v. State of Punjab and others), decided 07.04.2026 by Sumeet Goel, J. Dismissed for want of prosecution: case called out twice, no appearance by or for petitioners, process-fee not filed. State represented by Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. A.G, Punjab. No statute construed, no precedent cited or discussed, no amount in issue, no impugned order identified. Relevant to consequences of non-appearance and non-filing of process-fee in writ petitions.
What did the court decide?
The case was called out twice but no appearance was caused for the petitioners and the requisite process-fee was not filed; the Court inferred that the petitioners had lost interest in pursuing the petition. ¶15