Disposed
Manish Kumar @ Guddu v. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Bihar, Patna and Ors.
Patna HCCR. WJC/354/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Special Judge (Excise) failed to file a report on a petition for release of a Maruti car. The High Court remanded the matter, directing the court below to fix a hearing date, hear parties, and dispose of the application on merits within 15 days, failing to do so leading to ex-parte disposal.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court below to fix a hearing date, hear parties, and dispose of the application on merits within 15 days. Non-appearance by petitioner leads to ex-parte disposal.