Dismissed¶14
Vivek Malik v. Roop Ram Jowel, Addl. Chief Secretary and Others
Punjab & Haryana HCLPA/574/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, LPA-574-2023 (O&M), decided 30.03.2026, coram Harsimran Singh Sethi and Deepak Manchanda, JJ.; Dr. Vivek Malik v. Roop Ram Jowel, Addl. Chief Secretary and Others. Appeal against Single Judge's disposal of contempt petition COCP No. 1673 of 2018 (O&M) dismissed for non-prosecution; no appearance for appellant; pending CMAs disposed. Short, unreported-merits order; useful only as authority for dismissal of appeals on non-prosecution where counsel/appellant does not appear.
What did the court decide?
Since no one appeared on behalf of the appellant to press the appeal, it could be safely presumed that the appellant was not interested in pursuing the present remedy. ¶13