Baijnath Sah @ Baijnath Prasad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1207 of 2024 — DISMISSED. Writ petition by Baijnath Sah @ Baijnath Prasad, Uma Devi and Mosmat Kauslya Devi (residents of Village Mahsaul, Sitamarhi) against State of Bihar, Collector cum DM Sitamarhi, DM Sitamarhi, SDO Sitamarhi, Circle Officer Dumra and SHO Sitamarhi stood dismissed on 19.06.2024 itself for non-removal of filing defect despite a peremptory two-week time granted on 07.05.2024; file perused and consigned. Oral order dated 24-01-2025 by Rajiv Roy, J. Counsel: Baidyanath Prasad (petitioners); Standing Counsel (25) (respondents). No merits discussed; no statutes or precedents cited; no amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
Since the order of 07.05.2024 granting two weeks' time to remove the defect was peremptory and the defect was not removed, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1207 of 2024 stands dismissed on 19.06.2024 itself.