Vipul Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of Letters Patent Appeal against Single Judge's order disposing of writ petition as not pressed with liberty to pursue alternative remedies/civil court; no perversity found; LPA dismissed. Patna High Court, L.P.A No.19 of 2025 arising from C.W.J.C No. 18752 of 2024; impugned order dated 10.12.2024; decision dated 06-04-2026; appellant Vipul Kumar (counsel Raj Kishore Srivastava); respondents include State of Bihar, DGP, SP (Patna Town), DSP Parsa Bazar, Parsa Thana Incharge, Mahila Thana Incharge Gardanibagh, and Smt. Priyanka Sinha; coram: Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ (author) and Harish Kumar, J.
What did the court decide?
An L.P.A. is not maintainable against an order disposing of a writ petition where the petitioner himself chose not to press the petition and sought liberty to avail alternative remedies, including approaching the competent Civil Court.