Gharvasi Devi v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court oral order dated 10-07-2025 by Justice Alok Kumar Sinha dismissing Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 435 of 2017, filed in 2017 by petitioner Gharvasi Devi against the State of Bihar, the District Magistrate cum Collector Kaimur, the SDM Bhabua, the Anchala Adhikari Rampur, and private respondents Ram Ekbal Choubey and Ram Awadh Choubey, for non-prosecution following the petitioner's non-appearance on 25.06.2025 and 10-07-2025; State represented by Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha (SC-19) and Mr. Saurabh Kumar; no statute or precedent engaged; useful for cases on dismissal of stale writ applications for want of prosecution.
What did the court decide?
The Court considered that, this being an old matter of the year 2017 in which the petitioner had lost interest, no purpose would be served in continuing with the writ application.