Suresh Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No. 2374 of 2024, Patna High Court, oral order dated 16-05-2024 by Justice Rajiv Roy. Petitioner Suresh Singh (s/o Sheo Dahin Singh, Bhojpur) versus The State of Bihar (Deptt. of Revenue), Additional Member Board of Revenue, Collector Bhojpur, Terari Devi, Vinay Kumar, Munna Kumar, Binod Singh, Manoj Singh, Bikram Singh and Chandrama Singh. Subject: challenge to Board of Revenue order dated 04.03.2002 dismissing petitioner's analogous Revision Case Nos. 157-160 of 2001 on the ground of limitation; writ petition dismissed solely for inordinate delay of 22 years (delay and laches); no consideration of merits. Keywords: inordinate delay; laches; limitation; Board of Revenue Bihar; revision dismissed on limitation; writ dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Despite counsel's arguments on merits, this Court cannot extend any relief because 22 years have elapsed since the 2002 order of the Additional Member, Board of Revenue and there is inordinate delay in the matter.