Harbhajan Singh, v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC 10647 of 2025; writ disposed of on 04-07-2025 by Justice Alok Kumar Sinha; petitioner Harbhajan Singh; respondents include State of Bihar (Urban Development Department), Municipal Commissioner Patna Municipal Corporation, Municipal Building Tribunal-01, Shashi Bhushan Sinha (CMD, Tirupati Homes Pvt. Ltd.); subject matter: time-bound conclusion of Vigilance Case No. 10B/2022 pending about three years before Municipal Commissioner, Patna; direction to dispose within four months with reasoned and speaking final order; pending I.As disposed; advocates: Vijay Anand, Roop Kishan (petitioner); Majid Mahboob Khan (State); Prasoon Sinha (Sr. Advocate) and Prabhat Kumar (PMC).
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of at this stage itself, with the consent of the parties, directing the Municipal Commissioner, Patna to dispose of Vigilance Case No. 10B/2022 within four months; the final order to be reasoned and speaking; all pending I.A.s, if any, automatically disposed of accordingly.