N.P.GUPTA
BHANWAR LAL CHOUDHARY – Appellant
Versus
R. S. R. T. C. – Respondent
Based on the provided legal document, the key points are as follows:
The case involves a writ restoration application filed by Bhanwar Lal Choudhary against the R.S.R.T.C. in the High Court of Rajasthan, decided on 06/01/2006 (!) .
The petitioner’s counsel was absent on multiple occasions, including the dates 12/4/2006 and 15/4/2006, and the petitioner failed to provide a sufficient cause for these absences (!) .
The only explanation given was that the counsel went for a short while on 12/4/2006 and did not review the cause list on 15/4/2006, which the court found insufficient to justify the absences (!) .
The court held that failing to go through the cause list does not constitute a valid or sufficient cause for absence or for the restoration of proceedings (!) .
Consequently, the court dismissed the restoration application, affirming that there was a lack of valid and sufficient cause for the petitioner’s absence (!) .
The judgment emphasizes that the absence without a valid cause does not warrant restoration of proceedings, leading to the dismissal of the application (!) .
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( 1 ) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner. Admittedly nobody appeared on 12. 4. 2006 when the case was listed so also on 15. 4. 2006. since it is not relevant, therefore, I need not recapitulate that on earlier occasions also the petitioner had absented in the writ petition. In the present case the only explanation given is that on 12. 4. 2006 the counsel had gone just for a while, and the case was passed over. It is then stated that he could not go through the cause list of 15. 4. 2006. In my view, not going through the cause list hardly constitutes any sufficient cause for the absence. Thus no sufficient cause is made out for restoration. The restoration application is, therefore, dismissed.
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