Sanjay Ray v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No. 7356 of 2022, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 10-04-2026 by Sourendra Pandey, J. Petitioner Sanjay Ray sought disposal of his writ application via a direction to the District Magistrate, Vaishali to decide his representation (Annexure 2), pending five years, concerning land also claimed by respondent no. 5 Ramanand Ray @ Ramanandan Mandal. Court noted an award had already been made in favour of respondent no. 5 during pendency and that the petitioner's suit over the same land, with an injunction petition, had been dismissed. Writ disposed of; DM directed to pass a reasoned order after hearing parties within two months. Advocates: Ms. Rupa Kumari (petitioner); AC to AAG-12 (State); Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Singh and Mr. Samrendra Kumar Jha (respondent no. 5); Mr. Anshay Bahadur Mathur, CGC (Railways).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Vaishali to consider the petitioner's representation (Annexure 2) and any further documents produced with the copy of the order, and to pass a reasoned order after giving ample opportunity to the parties, within two months from receipt/production of the copy of the order.