The Patna High Court dismissed the writ application, holding that pure questions of fact regarding forgery of signatures cannot be properly considered in a writ proceeding.
The writ application is dismissed.
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Patna High Court CWJC No.11485 of 2015 (2) dt.31-07-2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11485 of 2015
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Sunil Pathak, son of Sri Ramakant Pathak, resident of village Haspura, P.S. Haspura, District Aurangabad
.... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Excise Commissioner, Bihar, Patna 3. The Collector, Aurangabad 4. The Superintendent of Excise, Aurangabad 5. Smt. Indu Devi, wife of Anil Kumar Singh, resident of village Urdina, P.S. Barun, District Aurangabad .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar, AC to PAAG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA) 2 31-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The issue raised here pertains to pure question of fact with regard to allegation of forgery of signatures, which cannot be properly considered in a writ application.
The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed.
(Ramesh Kumar Datta, J)
(Amaresh Kumar Lal, J) spal/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ application can be adjudicated on a pure question of fact regarding allegation of forgery of signatures.
Sunil Pathak
The State of Bihar
The Excise Commissioner, Bihar
The Collector, Aurangabad
The Superintendent of Excise, Aurangabad
Smt. Indu Devi
Ramesh Kumar Datta
Amaresh Kumar Lal
As recorded by the court registry
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