The High Court at Patna disposed of a letters patent appeal arising from a criminal writ petition. The bench held the writ petition was not maintainable, upheld the defect, rejected the appeal, and kept the remedy open.
The appeal was rejected with the writ petition defect upheld; the remedy remains open.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.1265 of 2019
In
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1214 of 2019
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... ... Appellant/s
Versus
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : None. For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.K.Shahi (AAG6) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
Patna High Court L.P.A No.1265 of 2019(3) dt.18-10-2023 2/2
Registry. We uphold the defect and reject the appeal, leaving
open the remedy available.
(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)
( Rajiv Roy, J)
Sunil/kiran/-
U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the letters patent appeal arising out of a criminal writ petition is maintainable.
Sanjay Kumar
Subodh Jha
The State of Bihar Through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna
Union of India Through the Secretary, Law and Justice, A-Wing,4th Floor, Shashtri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
The Director General of Police Government of Bihar, Patna
The Commissioner State Excise, Bihar, Patna
K. Vinod Chandran
Rajiv Roy
As recorded by the court registry
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