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Patna High Court

Devanti DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)

Holding

The petition is dismissed for failure to comply with the earlier order dated 19‑01‑2026.

Summary

Devanti Devi filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials. The Court had earlier issued an order on 19‑01‑2026 directing the parties to comply with certain directions. The petitioner failed to comply with that order. The Court examined whether such non‑compliance warranted dismissal of the petition. It held that the failure to obey the previous order justified dismissal, and consequently the petition was dismissed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petition should be dismissed for non‑compliance with the previous order dated 19‑01‑2026?

Subjects

  • writ jurisdiction
  • non‑compliance
  • dismissal
  • civil writ
  • high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5185 of 2019
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21998 of 2019
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                  Devanti Devi W/o-Rajendra Prasad Resident of village- Katrisarai, P.S. and
                  P.O.- Katrisarai, District- Nalanda.

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar throgh the Collector, Nalanda.
            2.    The Collector, Nalanda.
            3.    The DCLR, Nalanda.
            4.    Anchal Adhikari, Katrisarai, P.S.-Katrisarai, District-Nalanda.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Samir Kumar, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Raj Kishore Roy(Gp 18)
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    18-03-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel

                    for the opposite party are present.

                                 2. For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    19.01.2026, the case is dismissed.


                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

Prakash Narayan
U


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