Patna High Court
Hemant Kumar VermaversusThe Union of India
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
Holding
The review petition is dismissed as not maintainable and is disposed of as not pressed.
Summary
The petitioners, three former railway station masters, filed a review petition in the Patna High Court challenging a judgment dated 30 January 2023 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11817 of 2018. Their review was predicated on a Special Leave Petition (C) (Diary No.18519 of 2023) that had been dismissed by the Supreme Court on 4 July 2023. The petitioners subsequently admitted that the review petition was not maintainable. The Court, noting the dismissal of the SLP and the petitioners' admission, disposed of the review petition as not pressed. Consequently, the review petition was dismissed without further hearing.
Issues considered
- What is the maintainability of a review petition when the underlying Special Leave Petition has been dismissed and the petitioners admit non-maintainability?
Subjects
- review petition
- special leave petition
- maintainability
- civil writ jurisdiction
- railway employees
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CIVIL REVIEW No.118 of 2024
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11817 of 2018
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1. Hemant Kumar Verma son of Late Roop Lal, Ex Station Master, East
Central Railway, Mugalsarai, Resident of Village/Mohalla - Anand Bazar,
P.O. - Danapur Cantt., P.S. - Danapur, District - Patna Bihar.
2. Shankar Kumar Verma, son of Late Mahadev Narayan Verma, Ex -
Adjudicator Station Master, East Central Railway, Mugalsarai, Resident of
Village/Mohalla - Yogendra Palace, Flat No. 301, Khajpura, P.O. B.V.
Colony, P.S. - Airport, District - Patna Bihar.
3. Jagat Kumar son of Late Ganga Ram, Ex Station Master, East Central
Railway, Mugalsarai, Resident of Village/Mohalla -Mulcharisthan, P.O. of
Bari Khagaul, Khagaul, P.S. - Khagaul, District - Patna Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Union of India through its Chairman, Railway Board, Ministry of
Railway, Government of Bihar, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.
2. The General Manager, East Central Railway, East Central Railway, Hajipur,
P.O. - Digghi Kalan, P.S. Hajipur, District Vaishali Hajipur, Pin Code-
844101 (Bihar).
3. The General Manager (Personnel), East Central Railway, East Central
Railway, Hajipur, P.O. - Digghi Kalan, P.S. Hajipur, District Vaishali
Hajipur, Pin Code-844101.
4. The Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway, Mugalsarai, P.O.
Mugalsarai, P.S.-Mugalsarai, District-Chandauli (U.P.).
5. The Divisional Railway Manager (Personnel), East Central Railway,
Mugalsarai, P.O. Mugalsarai, P.S.-Mugalsarai, District-Chandauli (U.P.).
6. The Senior Divisional Financial Manager, East Central Railway, Mugalsarai,
P.O. Mugalsarai, P.S.-Mugalsarai, District-Chandauli (U.P.).
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bajarangi Lal, Adv.
For the UOI : Mr. Prakash Chandra Agrawal, Sr. CGC
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH)
3 23-04-2026 At the outset, realizing the fact that the challenge to
Patna High Court C. REV. No.118 of 2024(3) dt.23-04-2026
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the judgment under review dated 30.1.2023, passed in CWJC
No. 11817 of 2018, before the Hon’ble Apex Court, by way of
filing Special Leave Petition (C) Diary No. 18519 of 2023, has
failed, inasmuch as the Hon’ble Apex Court has dismissed the
said special leave petition finding no merit in the same, vide
order dated 4.7.2023, the learned counsel for the petitioner
admits that the present petition is not maintainable, hence it is
prayed that the same be disposed of.
2. Accordingly, the present review petition stands disposed
of as not pressed.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
( Arun Kumar Jha, J)
Ajay/-
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