In a civil writ petition filed by a notary in representative capacity, the Patna High Court limited opinion on class action maintainability while disposing of the application with liberty.
Application disposed of with the liberty mentioned in the order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20898 of 2012
====================================================== 1. Ahsanul Haque, Advocate Son Of Late Ehfazur Rahman Resident Of Pakki Gali, Police Station- Qasim Bazar, District- Munger .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department Of Law, Bihar, Patna 3. The State Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna 4. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna 5. The District Collector-Cum-District Magistrate, Munger .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Najmul Hodda For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anil Kr Uapdhyay Sc20 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 3 04-01-2016 Heard. Petitioner is a Notary. The writ application has been filed in a representative capacity as is evident from paragraph 5 of the application. Looking to the prayer made in the writ application, in my view, any such application can be entertained if a class action is filed. The application is disposed of with the said liberty.
(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J)
Pankaj/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a class action maintains the representative capacity filed by the petitioner in this writ petition.
Ahsanul Haque
The State Of Bihar
The Secretary, Department Of Law, Bihar
The State Election Commissioner, Bihar
The Bihar State Electricity Board
The District Collector-Cum-District Magistrate
Kishore Kumar Mandal
As recorded by the court registry
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