Patna High Court
Ram Swaroop Prasad SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The writ application is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
Ram Swaroop Prasad Singh filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court. The petition sought relief against the State of Bihar and other respondents. Counsel for the petitioner argued that the passage of time had rendered the writ application infructuous. The court examined whether the petition could still be entertained despite the delay. Concluding that the writ had become ineffective due to the lapse of time, the court dismissed the application as infructuous.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable after the lapse of time rendering it infructuous
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- infructuous
- delay
- civil procedure
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16382 of 2017
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Ram Swaroop Prasad Singh Son of Late Ambika Prasad Singh, Resident of
Village P.O.-Lohra Laxmipur, P.s.-Haveli Kharagpur, District-Munger, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar and Ors
2. The Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna.
3. Smt. Shipra Ghosh, Daughter of Dhirendra Nath Bishwash, Wife of Subhash
Chandra Ghosh, Resident of Mohalla-Boring Road, P.S.-S.K. Puri, District-
Patna.
4. Sushri Sudha Khetan, Daughter of H.J. Khetan, Resident of Gandhi Nagar,
P.s.-Sri Krishnapuri, District-Patna.
5. Ajay Kumar Sabu, Son of D.P. Sabu, Resident of Mohalla-Boring Canai
Road, P.S.-Sri Krishnapuri, District-Patna.
6. Sushil Kumar Saabu, Son of Dwarika Prasad sabu, Resident of Mohalla-
Boring Canal Road, P.S. Srikrishnapuri, District-Patna.
7. Nirja Khetan, Wife of H.J. Khetar, Resident of Mohalla-Boring Canai Road,
P.S.-Sri Krishnapuri, District-Patna.
8. Anil Kumar, Son of Chhathu Chaudhary,Director, Patliputra Builders Pvt.
Ltd. Patna, Resident of Shiram Apartment, North Sri Krishnapuri, P.S. Sri
Krishnapuri, District-Patna.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vibhakar Tiwari, Advocate
Mr.Kanchan Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Yogendra Prasad Sinha – Aag7
For the Respondent 5 & 6: Mr. Manish Jha, Advocate
For the PMC : Mr. Yashraj Bardhan, Advocate
Mr. Abhimanyu Kumar Tripathi, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
12 07-01-2026 1. Mr. Vibhakar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for
the petitioner under instruction from Advocate -On- Record
Patna High Court CWJC No.16382 of 2017(12) dt.07-01-2026
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submits that by efflux of time this writ application has become
infructuous.
2. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as
infructuous.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
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