Ameeraka Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Date-correction/modification case: Patna High Court MJC No.571 of 2024 in C.W.J.C. No.18435 of 2022, single-judge oral order by Justice Harish Kumar dated 04-10-2024, allowing correction of para-5 of the order dated 04.01.2024 so the date of death of the petitioner's husband reads 11.12.2021; petitioner Ameeraka Devi v. State of Bihar through DGP (Welfare Budget Appeal), IGP, DIG Saran Range, DIG Darbhanga Range and SP Rail Muzaffarpur; Death Certificate filed as Annexure-2; Stamp Reporter defects ignored after certified copy filed 27.03.2024. Search terms: modification application, inadvertence/clerical date correction, welfare budget appeal, Berwa/Gaighat/Muzaffarpur.
What did the court decide?
The modification application was allowed; the order dated 04.01.2024 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 18435 of 2022 stands modified so that para-5 records the date of death of the petitioner's husband as 11.12.2021 in place of the date originally printed, with the Stamp Reporter defects ignored.