Jawahar Das v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ of mandamus; appointment/selection as Surveyor; Advertisement No.06 of 1990; Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC); Khan and Bhutatva Department; successive/repeated writ petition by same petitioner; frivolous and not maintainable; latches and delay; laches; fresh cause of action; RTI Act 2005; Chief Information Commissioner; Memo No.9907 dated 15.12.2017; C.W.J.C. No.1034 of 2013; cost imposed on petitioner's counsel; Patna High Court Legal Service Committee; dismissal of CWJC No.6752 of 2018.
What did the court decide?
The present writ application is absolutely frivolous and not maintainable because the petitioner's earlier writ petition, C.W.J.C. No.1034 of 2013, seeking the same relief was already dismissed on the ground of latches and delay; accordingly the present writ application stands dismissed, subject to cost of Rs.5,000 imposed upon the counsel for the petitioner.