The State of Bihar v. Dina Nath Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of LPA No. 853 of 2019 (Patna High Court) through MJC No. 864 of 2022, decided 22-03-2024: recall of order dated 14.11.2019 dismissing the LPA for non-prosecution; condonation of 5-month delay in filing the MJC (I.A. No. 1 of 2024); restoration granted despite insufficient cause shown, in the interest of the litigant; conditional on payment of Rs. 3000/- cost to the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks; listing before the concerned Roster Bench. Keywords: miscellaneous jurisdiction case, letters patent appeal, restoration, dismissal for non-prosecution, condonation of delay, recall of order, cost imposition, Forest and Environment Department, Sanjai Gandhi Biological Park.
What did the court decide?
Recall of the order dated 14.11.2019 dismissing LPA No. 853 of 2019 for non-prosecution, and restoration of the LPA on the file, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 3000/- to be remitted in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks; Registry to list the LPA before the concerned Roster Bench.