Patna High Court

Dewanti Devi and OrsversusSharda Devi @ Shanti Devi

Decided: 16 March 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. FOR NON APPEARANCE
Bench: RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA

Holding

The civil revision application is dismissed for non‑compliance.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of individuals, filed a civil revision against Sharda Devi. No counsel appeared for either side. The court had previously granted the petitioners six weeks, on 5 December 2025 and 20 January 2026, to rectify stamp‑reporter defects, but the deadline passed without compliance. Despite repeated notices, neither party presented themselves or counsel. The court held that the failure to comply with the procedural requirement justified dismissal of the revision. Consequently, the application was dismissed for non‑compliance.

Issues considered

The petitioners' failure to rectify stamp‑reporter defects within the stipulated time
Whether a civil revision application can be dismissed for non‑compliance with procedural orders

Subjects

civil revision
procedural default
stamp duty defect
dismissal
non‑compliance

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CIVIL REVISION No.44 of 2017
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           1.    Dewanti Devi, Wife of Akhileshwar Prasad Sinha, Daughter of Late Ram
                 Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Kalopur, P.S.- Paras Bigha, District-
                 Jehanabad.
           2.    Chandrama Singh
           3.    Nirmal Singh
                 Both are Sons of Late Ram Swaroop Singh, Resident of Village + P.O.- Piro,
                 P.S.- Piro, District- Bhojpur.
           4.    Sarswati Devi, Wife of Awadhesh Singh, Resident of Village- Bana Bigha,
                 P.S.- Rafiganj, District- Aurangabad.
           5.    Raj Kumar, Wife of Hari Prasad, Resident of Village P.S.- Gurua, District-
                 Gaya.
           6.    Urmila Kumari, Wife of Satendra Singh, Resident of Village- Sherpur, P.S.-
                 Gurua, District- Gaya.
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
                 Sharda Devi @ Shanti Devi Wife of Brajesh Kumar, Resident of Village-
                 Birai Tola Bhagwanpur, P.S.- Makhdumpur, District- Jehanabad. At present
                 Resident of Village- Kurhari, P.S.- Shakurabad, District- Jehanabad.
                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :         None
                 For the Respondent/s   :         None
                 ======================================================
                CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA
                                       ORAL ORDER

6   16-03-2026                 Nobody appears on behalf of both the parties.

                               2. On 05.12.2025 and 20.01.2026, six weeks’ time is

                   granted to the learned counsel for the petitioners to remove the

                   defects as pointed out by the stamp reporter even after two dates

                   have been elapsed and even today, on repeated calls, no body

                   appears on behalf of both the parties to press this application.
            Patna High Court C.R. No.44 of 2017(6) dt.16-03-2026
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                                   3. In view of the aforesaid facts, this Civil Revision

                      Application is dismissed for non-compliance.


                                                                   (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J)

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