Patna High Court

Ram Chandra YadavversusRanveer Kumar

Decided: 23 March 2026
Disposal: CONVERTED
Bench: R P MISHRA

Holding

The Court permitted the conversion of the First Appeal into a Miscellaneous Appeal.

Summary

Ram Chandra Yadav and Abhinandan Yadav appealed against Ranveer Kumar and others. The appellants sought the Court’s permission to convert the pending First Appeal No. 16 of 2026 into a Miscellaneous Appeal, relying on a prior judgment dated 19 February 2024 in First Appeal No. 39 of 2022. Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra considered the earlier precedent and found no impediment to the conversion. The Court granted the requested permission and directed that the conversion be effected within two weeks. Consequently, the appeal may proceed as a Miscellaneous Appeal subject to the stipulated time limit.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may permit a First Appeal to be converted into a Miscellaneous Appeal under the circumstances presented

Subjects

conversion of appeal
miscellaneous appeal
procedural permission
high court order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                        FIRST APPEAL No. 16 of 2026
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            1.     Ram Chandra Yadav Son of Sheni Yadav Resident of Village- Raghunathpur,
                   Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            2.    Abhinandan Yadav, Son of Sheni Yadav Resident of Village- Raghunathpur,
                  Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
                                                                            ... ... Appellant/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    Ranveer Kumar Son of Ram Prasad Yadav Resident of Village-
                  Raghunathpur, Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            2.    Sanjeev Kumar @ Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, S/o Vijendra Yadav Resident of
                  Village- Raghunathpur, Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            3.    Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Kumar Suman, S/o Ganjendra Yadav Resident of
                  Village- Raghunathpur, Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            4.    Vijendra Yadav, Son of Late Bhuneshweri Yadav Resident of Village-
                  Raghunathpur, Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            5.    Gajendra Yadav, Son of Late Bhuneshweri Yadav Resident of Village-
                  Raghunathpur, Ward no.-11, P.S.- Bhargama, District- Araria.
            6.     Sumitra Devi, W/o Bhumi Yadav Resident of Village- Laguniya, P.S.-
                   Trivaniganj, District- Supaul.
                                                                   ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Appellant/s    :      Mr.Nishant Kumar Sinha, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :      Mr.
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
                  MISHRA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    23-03-2026                 In the light of Judgment dated 19.02.2024 passed in

                    First Appeal No. 39 of 2022, learned counsel for the Appellants

                    seeks permission to convert this Appeal into Miscellaneous

                    Appeal.

                                2. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded.

                                3. Two weeks’ time is granted to convert the present

                    First Appeal into Miscellaneous Appeal.


                                         (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
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