Pawan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20218 of 2016, decided 07-02-2025 by Smt. G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J. Keywords: dismissal for default; dismissal for non-prosecution; no representation by petitioner; last indulgence listing (17.12.2024 reference); writ petition disposed without adjudication of merits; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved. Parties: petitioner Pawan Kumar Singh; respondents include the State of Bihar, Commissioner Bhagalpur Division, Deputy Collector Land Reforms Banka, Circle Officer Bounsi, and private respondents Ranbir Prasad Singh and Jaiwant Kumar Sinh; State represented by Mr. Md.Khurshid Alam, AAG-12; petitioner unrepresented ('None').
What did the court decide?
Since there was no representation for the petitioner on 17.12.2024 and again on 07-02-2025 despite a last-indulgence listing, this Court dismissed the writ petition for default and for non-prosecution.