Rakesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Vehicle seizure — mining — truck BR-27-GA-9775 seized by District Mining Office, Nawada on 11.01.2026 at 10:20 PM despite valid e-challan — stone chips loaded at Koderma (Jharkhand) for Nalanda (Bihar) — writ petition disposed of with liberty to approach District Mining Officer, Nawada within 3 days, decision within a fortnight — follows Manoj Kumar Mehta, CWJC No. 1173 of 2026 (disposed 02.04.2026) — videography of vehicle interceptions directed in the earlier matter — respondents include State of Bihar (Mines and Geology), District Magistrate Nawada, Mining Inspector, SHO Nemdarganj Police Station and TATA AIG General Insurance — advocates: Shambhu Narayan Singh (petitioner), Standing Counsel (26) with Tripurari Nath Ambastha (State), Naresh Dikshit Spl. PP Mines, Santosh Kumar Jha (Respondent No. 8) — Patna High Court, Justice Rajiv Roy, order dated 02-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Mining Officer, Nawada within three days; the District Mining Officer to ensure the petition so presented is disposed of within a fortnight thereafter, in line with the order in Manoj Kumar Mehta (CWJC No. 1173 of 2026).