Md. Ilyas v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.5335 of 2017, Patna High Court, decided 11-07-2025 by Dr. Anshuman, J.; writ petition dismissed as infructuous; delayed challenge to departmental disciplinary punishment; Memo No.1067 dated 22.11.2014 (Disciplinary Authority); Service Appeal No.05 of 2015; order dated 02.03.2015 by Divisional Commissioner; punishment period of two years lapsed; petitioner accepted punishment; parties at Muzaffarpur / Tirhut Division, Bihar; relevance for delay/laches and post-lapse challenges to service-law punishments.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that, in this view of the matter, the present writ petition has become infructuous because the petitioner has already accepted the punishment (the two-year punishment period having lapsed), and accordingly dismissed the writ application as infructuous. ¶24