Sanjha Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, L.P.A No. 222 of 2026 (Sanjha Devi v. State of Bihar and others), oral order dated 25-03-2026, coram: Chief Justice (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) and Harish Kumar, J. LPA dismissed as not entertainable because the impugned Single Judge order of 10.03.2026 in C.W.J.C. No. 3101 of 2026 showed the writ matter was sub judice, posted to 02.04.2026 and to be listed among the top ten cases. Dismissal at threshold on maintainability/entertainment; no merits decided, no statutes or precedents cited, no costs or amounts.
What did the court decide?
In view of the learned Single Judge's order (posting the writ matter to 02.04.2026 with a direction to list it among the top ten cases), and as the matter is sub judice, the Division Bench was not inclined to entertain the Letters Patent Appeal; accordingly, the appeal stood dismissed.