Mohammed Mateen, v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution/default; petitioner absent; no representation; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; Sub Registrar Golconda; entertaining sale deed; Stamps and Registration Act; Section 151 CPC application; house 322.80 sq. yds., Sriramnagar Colony, Hyderabad; Mohammed Mateen v. State of Telangana and others; Telangana High Court 2025; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications closed. Procedural value only: authority for dismissal of a writ petition for default where the petitioner is twice unrepresented; NOT a ruling on the merits of a registration/sale-deed challenge.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution/default, with no order as to costs: there was no representation for the petitioner when the matter was called on 30.10.2025 (whereupon it was directed to be listed under the caption 'for Dismissal'), and again on the hearing date, indicating that the petitioner was not interested in prosecuting the case.