Dadan Singh v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Review No.36 of 2023 in CWJC No.11857 of 2019 (decided 23-02-2024, Anil Kumar Sinha, J.): civil review DISMISSED — petitioner held to have failed to make out cogent ground for review of the order dated 10.01.2023. Leave granted on I.A. No. 01 of 2024 to the son/legal heir of deceased petitioner No. 2 Anirudha Singh to pursue the review; earlier substitution petition I.A. No. 1 of 2022 (filed 28.06.2022) was not pressed and remained undisposed. Underlying dispute involves State of Bihar, revenue/land-acquisition authorities of Rohtas district and NHAI (NH-2 Varanasi-Aurangabad Section); advocates: Shashi Shekhar Tiwary (petitioners), Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag 12) (opposite parties). No statute or precedent relied upon in the order.
What did the court decide?
Leave granted on I.A. No. 01 of 2024 to the son and legal heir of deceased petitioner No. 2 to pursue the review; no substantive relief — the review application itself dismissed for want of cogent grounds.