The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a defective petition filed by a litigant appearing in person, observing that such cases repeatedly pose serious difficulties for the court, as the petitions are neither drafted in accordance with the law nor contain the essential factual foundation. These remarks were given by Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery while hearing a petition filed by Deepak Chowrasia.
The Court noted that “there is no bar for petitioner in person to file a petition and to argue their case. In some cases, they argue better than any qualified Advocate, but it is an exception”.
Examining the inconsistent pleadings in the present matter, the Court pointed out that the petitioner sought to set aside the order that had extended his contractual engagement, a relief contrary to his own interest, and at the same time challenged the selection of successful candidates after failing in the recruitment process, without even impleading them as parties. The Court further remarked that making the ‘Selection Committee’ a respondent was itself a clear error.
The case had been pending since 2024. At the outset of the hearing, when the Court suggested the appointment of an amicus curiae, the petitioner “flatly refused”. Advocate appearing on the behalf of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur fairly submitted that there were no longer any contractual appointments for the lecturer post and all recruitments were now being made through a regular selection process.
The Court held that the government order relied upon by the petitioner had no statutory basis, and that a contractual employee has no right to extension, especially when regular appointments have already been made. It further observed that “Reference of many judgments in Writ Petition does not make a case better, if facts are against.”
Concluding that no relief could be granted on such a fundamentally flawed petition, the Court dismissed it as being contrary to law and imposed costs of ₹5,000 on the petitioner, to be deposited with the District Legal Services Authority, Kanpur Nagar.
Case: Deepak Chowrasia vs State Of U.P. And 4 Others
