Dismissed¶13
Sudhir Kumar Handa v. State of Haryana
Punjab & Haryana HCFAO/1861/2002
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; FAO-1861-2002; Sudhir Kumar Handa vs State of Haryana; Deepak Gupta, J. (oral); decided 19-03-2026; dismissal in default for want of prosecution; repeated non-appearance of appellant/counsel; email intimation to counsel Jaspal Singh; respondent represented by Gaurav Garg, AAG Haryana; short default-dismissal order, no reasoned discussion of merits.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is dismissed in default for want of prosecution, as neither the appellant nor his counsel appeared on the date of hearing (nor on the previous date), despite counsel being notified by e-mail, indicating the appellant is no longer interested in pursuing the appeal. ¶13