Supreme Court of India

Rais Ahmad v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 435
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 13 August 1999

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we allow this appeal, set aside the judgment and order dated 24.4.1996 by which the writ petition was dismissed on merits, as also the judgment and order dated 27.8.1997 by which the· application for recall of that order was rejected.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Article 225-Allahabad High Court­ Rules of Court 1952-Chapter VI Rule 15-Writ Petition filed by appellant­ Dismissed on merits in the absence of appellant's counsel-Leave of absence already granted by Chief Justice-Illness slip sent by counsel not brought to the knowledge of Court-Whether the dismissal of writ petition on merits correct-Held, No. Appellant's Counsel had sought for adjournment of his cases and sent an illness slip to the High Court. The Chief Justice had granted the application of the Appellant's Counsel for adjournment on the ground of his illness

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