Dinesh Mandal v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Default / non-prosecution dismissal of a Patna High Court writ petition (CWJC No.2468 of 2017, decided 18-04-2025, coram G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J.). Keywords: dismissal for default; non-prosecution; repeated non-representation by petitioner's counsel; last indulgence; adjournment cost Rs. 250/- payable to Bihar State Legal Services Authority; non-filing of proof of cost payment (office notes dated 03.03.2025). Petitioner: Dinesh Mandal; Respondents: State of Bihar and Bhagalpur district authorities (Deputy Development Commissioner, District Magistrate, SDO Naugachia, Certificate Officer Bhagalpur, BDO and Programme Officer Ismilepur); counsel for respondents: Vinay Kirti Singh. Useful only on procedure (consequences of persistent non-appearance and non-payment of costs), not on any substantive law — no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed for default and for non-prosecution, there being no representation for the petitioner even on 18.04.2025 and no document filed evidencing payment of the cost of Rs. 250/- imposed on 03.03.2025.