Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Dismissal for Want of Prosecution – Finality of Dismissal and Functus Officio

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Dismissal for want of prosecution is final. The court becomes functus officio. The principle applies to all appeals. The appellant cannot revive the appeal. The rule promotes finality. The appellant must comply with procedural requirements. The principle is well-established.

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