K.P.Singh v. Presiding Officer,Labour Court Bathinda
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal of a writ petition (CWP-13542-2001 (O&M)) before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided orally on July 20, 2026 by Justice Kirti Singh. Petitioner absent on three consecutive hearing dates (including 16.03.2026 and 07.05.2026); petition dismissed for non-prosecution and pending applications disposed of. Respondents included the Presiding Officer, Labour Court Bathinda. No merits argued, no statutes or precedents cited; useful only as an instance of dismissal for want of prosecution.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution, as the petitioner neither appeared on the date of hearing nor on previous dates (16.03.2026 and 07.05.2026), indicating the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the petition. ¶16