Tarannum Khatoon @ Tarannum Ara @ Tarannum v. Bihar State Power Holding Company
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case (CWJC) No.6407 of 2020; Tarannum Khatoon @ Tarannum Ara @ Tarannum v. Bihar State Power Holding Company & others (incl. Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Bettiah; Delhi Public School, Bettiah); decided 27-01-2025 by Smt. G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J.; writ petition dismissed for default; failure to furnish petitioner's bank details despite repeated adjournments (29.10.2024, 10.12.2024); unpaid cost of Rs. 250/- payable to Bihar State Legal Services Authority; earlier compliance order dated 24.02.2022; alternative remedy noted under Regulation, 2018; no substantive adjudication on merits; no precedent engaged; advocates: Umesh Chandra Verma (petitioner); Anand Kumar Ojha (Sr.), Abhishek Raj, Shankar Kumar (BSPHCL); Akhileshwar Singh, Ramadhya Singh, Shailesh Kumar (other respondents).
What did the court decide?
As the petitioner was not inclined to argue the matter and failed to comply with the previous order (payment of Rs. 250/- cost to the Bihar State Legal Services Authority and furnishing of bank details), the Writ petition was dismissed for default.