Bhuvneshwar Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.4855 of 2021, decided 05-01-2024 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh (single member bench). Petitioner Bhuvneshwar Chaudhary (counsel: Prabhas Ranjan, Manoj Kumar, Ravi Bhatia) sought direction for disposal of long-pending Mutation Case No. 5179 of 2016-17 before the Anchal Adhikari, Phulwari Sharif, Patna (Respondent No. 3); hearing had been fixed on 19.11.2016 but no final order had been passed. Respondents: State of Bihar (Land Revenue Department), District Magistrate, Patna, and Anchal Adhikari, Phulwari Sharif (counsel: Rishi Raj Sinha, SC 19). Result: writ petition disposed of; Anchal Adhikari directed to decide the case in accordance with law after hearing the parties, preferably within six months of receipt of copy of the order. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No. 3 (Anchal Adhikar, Phulwari Sharif, Patna) to dispose of Mutation Case No. 5179 of 2016-17 in accordance with law after hearing the parties, preferably within six months from the date of receipt of copy of the order.