Munna Yadav v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.9220 of 2017, decided 25-04-2025 by Justice G. Anupama Chakravarthy (NAFR). Petitioner Munna Yadav v. State of Bihar, District Magistrate Saran, SDO/BDO/BSO Lahladpur-Chapra, Commissioner State Information Cell, and Kalawati Devi (PDS dealer, respondent 7). Subject: petitioner's applications of 02.01.2017 and 13.01.2017 seeking inquiry against Kalawati Devi after RTI disclosure that her Issue and Distribution registers for September-November 2013 were lost; relief portion wrongly numbered her as respondent 6. Held: no adjudication on merits; authorities directed to pass appropriate orders on the pending applications within two months of receiving the order copy, on merits. Writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent authorities to pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's applications dated 02.01.2017 and 13.01.2017, if still pending, within two months from receipt of a copy of the order, considering the merits; writ petition stands disposed of with the abovesaid observation.