The High Court of Patna disposed of a premature writ petition challenging an order declaring the petitioner as the incumbent Mahanth of a specific Math, directing the petitioner to approach the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9105 of 2023
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Mahanth Ram Shobhit Das S/o Late Guru Mahanth Sudama Das, Resident of Village-Kansari Kabir Math, P.S.-Gaurichak, District-Patna.
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Indu Bhushan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 19-12-2023
Heard Mr. Indu Bhushan, learned Counsel appearing
on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, learned
GP-18 appearing on behalf of the respondent/s.
paragraph no.1 of the writ petition:-
“That this writ application is directed for issuance of an appropriate in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 06.01.2023 (contained in Annexure-14) passed by the Respondent No.6, whereby and where under the Respondent No.6 in arbitrary manner and on the
Patna High Court CWJC No.9105 of 2023(2) dt.19-12-2023 2/2
basis of wrong facts declared the Respondent No.7 as Mahanth of Kabir Panthi Math, Chaknuri, Patna City, P.S.-Malsalami, District-Patna as petitioner has been Mahanth of the aforesaid Math without any obstacle and Jhulan Das was never Mahanth of said Math and Manbhant Das was never appointed as Mahanth after Jhulan Das.”
appear from order dated 06.01.2023, by which the petitioner was directed to produce the documents in support of his claim and considering the nature of relief(s), as sought for in paragraph no.1. The petitioner may avail remedy before the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust, in accordance with the provisions of the Bihar Hindu Religious Trust Act, 1950.
disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J.)
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Mahanth Ram Shobhit Das
The State of Bihar
The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division
The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Patna
The Additional Collector, Patna
The Circle Officer, Punpun
Purnendu Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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