Harendra Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Harendra Singh v. State of Bihar; CWJC No.3318 of 2026; Patna High Court; Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; oral order 22-07-2026; mines and minerals; confiscation proceeding; Section 56A of the Act; statutory appeal; alternative and efficacious remedy; District Magistrate Patna; District Mining Officer; Mining Inspector; Bihta Police Station; Bhojpur; disposal at admission stage; reasoned order; notice and opportunity of hearing; 4 weeks to appeal; 8 weeks to complete; Niraj Kumar Singh; Ajay Behari Sinha GA 8.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a statutory appeal under Section 56A of the Act before the District Magistrate, Patna (Respondent No. 2) within 4 weeks, challenging the confiscation proceeding; the District Magistrate to pass a reasoned order after putting the petitioner on notice and giving an opportunity of hearing, completing the exercise preferably within 8 weeks of receipt of the copy of the order, and communicating any order passed to the party.