Most. Navrani Devi v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6023 of 2015 (Navrani Devi v. State of Bihar and others, including Sri Rampukar Prasad), decided 18-07-2025 by Honourable Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha. Key phrases: writ application dismissed as withdrawn; liberty to file fresh writ application/case before appropriate authority/forum/court; writ not maintainable where mandamus sought without challenging the impugned order; repeated interlocutory applications amounting to patchwork; condonation of delay and hearing on merit upon fresh challenge; order contained in Memo No. 19 dated 20.02.2015 issued by Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad; Misc. Appeal No. 53 of 2019 before Collector, Aurangabad dismissed vide order dated 10.12.2019; I.A. No. 4683 of 2015; I.A. No. 04 of 2025; disposal with consent of both parties at present stage.
What did the court decide?
Writ application dismissed as withdrawn; petitioner granted liberty to file a fresh case before the appropriate authority/forum/court challenging the order contained in Memo No. 19 dated 20.02.2015 issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, its consequential orders, and the final order dated 10.12.2019 passed in Misc. Appeal No. 53 of 2019 and its consequential orders; delay, if any, in approaching the appropriate forum to be condoned and the petitioner's case to be heard on merit.