Patna High Court

Ranjeet KumarversusThe State Of Bihar and Anr

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: REJECTED
Bench: S B P SINGH

Holding

A petition lacking the annexed copy of the judgment and decree is devoid of merit and must be dismissed.

Summary

The petitioner, Ranjeet Kumar, filed a petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and other respondents seeking relief. The petition was filed without attaching a copy of the judgment and decree on which the relief was sought. The court examined the record and noted the absence of the required annexure. Counsel for the petitioner was also unable to address the matter due to the missing documents. Consequently, the court held that the petition was devoid of merit and dismissed the application.

Issues considered

Whether a petition can be entertained when the copy of the judgment and decree is not annexed?

Subjects

petition
procedural requirement
annexure
dismissal
jurisdiction

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                        CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION No.661 of 2017
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                 Ranjeet Kumar Son of Late Ram Laxan Singh, Resident of Village- Jianchak,
                 Police Station- Karai Parsurai, P.O.- Berthu, District- Nalanda.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.    The State Of Bihar and Anr.
            2.   The Law Secretary Govt. of Bihar Old Secretariate, Patna.
            3.1. Satish Kumar @ Satish Singh @ Dablu Singh Son of late Bindeshwar Singh
                 and Usha Singh, Resident of Village - Jian Chak, P.O. - Berthu, P.S. - Karai,
                 Parsurai, District- Nalanda.
            3.2. Dharmendra Kumar @ Pappu Singh Son of late Bindeshwar Singh and Usha
                  Singh, Resident of Village - Jian Chak, P.O. - Berthu, P.S. - Karai, Parsurai,
                  District- Nalanda.
                                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s    :       Mr.Anil Kumar Verma
                 For the Respondent/s    :       Mr.Gyan Prakash Ojha-Ga7
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

7   27-01-2026                 From a perusal of the record and upon considering the

                   submissions, this Court is of the view that the present petition is

                   devoid of merit, inasmuch as the copy of the judgment and

                   decree has not been annexed with the petition.

                               2. Today, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner is also not in a position to address the matter.

                               3. In view of the above, the instant application stands

                   dismissed as the same is devoid of merit.



                                             (S. B. Pd. Singh, J)
Ankit Kumar/-

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