Krishna Sharma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Short oral order of the Patna High Court dismissing CWJC No.2077 of 2022 filed by Krishna Sharma (Rohtas district) against the State of Bihar and district/block/panchayat officials (Chief Secretary, District Magistrate Rohtas, District Panchayat Raj Officer, SDO Sasaram, BDO Karahgar, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Samardihan). Dismissed as infructuous on the ground of the petitioner's death; no merits decided, no legal issue examined, no citation or statute referred to. Of limited precedential value; citable only for the proposition that a writ petition abates/is dismissed as infructuous where the sole petitioner dies and no one pursues the case.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous, on the submission that the petitioner has died and there is no one to look after the case. ¶17