Patna High Court
Ram Khelawan YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION
- Bench
- SOURENDRA PANDEY
Holding
The writ application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The petitioners, three brothers, filed a civil writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation concerning land acquisition and bridge construction matters. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners, and the petitioners themselves did not appear, indicating a loss of interest in pursuing the writ. The respondents, including the State and the corporation's officials, were represented by counsel. The court noted the absence of prosecution by the petitioners. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ application for want of prosecution.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate consequence when a petitioner fails to prosecute a writ application?
Subjects
- civil writ jurisdiction
- non‑prosecution
- dismissal
- land acquisition
- bridge construction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16648 of 2022
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1. Ram Khelawan Yadav, S/o Late Maujelal Yadav, R/V - Sakhawa, Anchal and
P.S.- Bithan, District - Samastipur.
2. Chet Narayan Yadav, S/o Late Maujelal Yadav, R/V - Sakhawa, Anchal and
P.S.- Bithan, District - Samastipur.
3. Prabhu Narayan Yadav, S/o Late Maujelal Yadav, R/V - Sakhawa, Anchal
and P.S.- Bithan, District - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Addl. Chief Secretary, Road Construction
Department Bihar, Patna.
2. The Collector, Samastipur.
3. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Samastipur.
4. The Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited, 7 Sardar Patel
Marg, Patna through its Chairman.
5. The Chairman, the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited, 7
Sardar Patel Marg, Patna.
6. The Secretary, the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited, 7
Sardar Patel Marg, Patna.
7. The Senior Project Engineer, the Bihar State Bridge Construction
Corporation Limited, Work Division, Darbhanga.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : None
For the State : Mr. Rajeev Shekhar, AC to GA-13
For the Respondent No.4 to 7: Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarsi, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
7 24-04-2026 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioners.
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
respondent nos.4 to 7, Bihar State Bridge Construction
Corporation Limited as well as learned AC to GA-13 for the
State are present.
3. Earlier, also, none had appeared on behalf of the
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petitioners. It seems that the petitioners had lost interest in the
present writ application.
4. The application stands dismissed for want of non-
prosecution.
(Sourendra Pandey, J)
manoj/-
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