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Patna High Court

Prabha Devi @ Prema DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
D.F.D. FOR NON APPEARANCE

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Summary

Petitioner Prabha Devi filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and other respondents. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner. The court noted the absence of any representation or prosecution of the petition. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition on the ground of want of prosecution. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition should be dismissed for want of prosecution

Subjects

  • civil writ jurisdiction
  • dismissal
  • want of prosecution
  • high court
  • patna high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11766 of 2021
                  ======================================================
                  Prabha Devi @ Prema Devi Widow of Late Ganga Singh, Resident of
                  Village-Chartrabasa, P.O. and P.S.-Rupauli, District-Purnea.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through Collector, Purnea, Collectorate, Dt.-Purnea.
            2.    The Chairman, The Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna, 11 off Polo Road, Patna.
            3.    The S.D.O. Dhamdaha, S.D.O. Office, Dhamdaha, District-Purnea.
            4.    Chandrakala Devi, W/o Ramjee Mandal @ Ramjee Singh
                  Resident of Village-Harnathchak, P.O.-Sindhia Makandpur, P.S.-Gopalpur,
                  District-Bhagalpur.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       None
                  For the Respondent/s   :       AC to AG
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    02-02-2026                  No one appears on behalf of the petitioner.

                                   2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for

                    want of prosecution.



                                             (Purnendu Singh, J)
Sanjay/-

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