The High Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous since confiscation proceedings were already initiated. The court dismissed the petition and reserved liberty to approach the appropriate forum or file a fresh petition. A single-judge oral order disposing the matter without reasons.
The petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9241 of 2020
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Munna Kumar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr.Kumar Pankaj, AC to SC 5 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
3 18-01-2021 On 17th December, 2020, we passed the following
order:
“The proceedings of the Court are being conducted through Video Conferencing and the Advocates joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing from their residence. Yesterday none had appeared on behalf on petitioner. Today also when the case is called out, there is no representation on behalf of petitioner, however, counsel for the State is present and states that confiscation proceeding has
already been initiated against the seized vehicle.
As a last chance, list this case on 15.01.2021.”
Mr. Kumar Pankaj, AC to SC 5 states that appropriate authority has already directed for initiation of confiscation proceeding. Perhaps, this is the best reason for non-entering
Patna High Court CWJC No.9241 of 2020(3) dt.18-01-2021 2/2
appearance on behalf of the petitioner either today or on 17.12.2020.
As such, we dispose of the present petition, for the same has become infructuous, reserving liberty to the petitioner to initiate appropriate proceeding before the appropriate forum, if so required and desired, including filing of fresh petition before this Court on the same and subsequent cause of action.
The matter stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
(Sanjay Karol, CJ)
( Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
anil/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition before the High Court requires to be allowed in the circumstances.
Munna Kumar
The State of Bihar
Sanjay Karol
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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