Geeta Srivastava v. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Planning and Development
Condonation of delay – Section 5 of the Limitation Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No.4324 of 2024 in C.W.J.C. No.8501 of 2022, decided 11-04-2025 by Justice Bibek Chaudhuri. Condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act; 37 days' delay in filing restoration petition against ex parte default dismissal of writ petition dated 30.09.2024; delay condoned, writ petition restored and listed for hearing. Petitioner: Geeta Srivastava (counsel Dhananjay Kumar); Opposite Parties: State of Bihar, Departments of Planning and Development and Finance, and Directorate of Economics and Statistics (counsel Venkatesh Kirti).
What did the court decide?
Delay condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act; C.W.J.C. No.8501 of 2022 (earlier dismissed for default on 30.09.2024) restored to its original file and taken up for hearing. ¶7