Abhishek Kumar Jain v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.11667 of 2025, decided 04-08-2025, Alok Kumar Sinha, J: maintainability of writ petition against Eastern Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries under Article 226 of the Constitution of India raised but expressly kept open; prayer confined to mandamus for disposal of petitioners' representation dated 31.03.2025 (Annexure-P/11); District Magistrate, Bhagalpur directed to decide representation after opportunity of hearing by reasoned and speaking order within three months of production of copy of order; time-bound disposal of representation; writ application disposed of; pending I.As deemed disposed of; petitioners' counsel Ritik Shah; State counsel Uday Bhan Singh, AC to GP-19.
What did the court decide?
Direction (mandamus) to the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur (respondent no.3) to dispose of the petitioners' pending representation dated 31.03.2025 (Annexure-P/11) after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, concluding the entire exercise within three months from production of a copy of the order; all pending I.As deemed disposed of.