Nand Kishore v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Nand Kishore v. State of Bihar & others, CWJC No. 18998 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 28-01-2026 (Sudhir Singh, J.; Ritesh Kumar, J.). Keywords: blacklisting for 10 years; Bihar Contractors Registration Rules, 2007 Clause 11(d)(vii); Bihar Contractor Registration Rules, 2007 Rule 11(ग) appeal; efficacious alternative remedy; writ not entertained on merits; disposed of with liberty to appeal within 30 days; appellate decision within eight weeks; Order No. 154 dated 18.06.2015 Road Construction Department; Rules of Executive business; Article 166 Constitution of India; Minor Irrigation Department; Annexure-P/17; Advocate General P.K. Shahi.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of (not entertained on merits) with liberty to the petitioner to prefer an appeal under Rule 11(ग) of the Bihar Contractor Registration Rules, 2007 within 30 days, with liberty to raise all questions of fact and law before the Appellate Authority, which is to decide preferably within eight weeks of filing; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.