Kapal Mahto v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1864 of 2017 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10655 of 1997 ====================================================== Kapal Mahto, son of late Bhikhar Mahto, resident of Village- Kora Khargi, P.S.-Parsauni, District-Sitamarhi.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Director, Land Acquisition & Rehabilitation, Water Resources and Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Collector, Sitamarhi, Bihar.

4. The Rehabilitation Officer, Bagmati Scheme, Sitamarhi, Bihar.

5. The Circle Officer, Block-Parsauni, District-Sitamarhi, Bihar. ... ... Respondents-Respondents 1st Set.

6. Bagmati Displaced and Unrehabilited Peoples Union, Kora Bhim through its Secretary, Amrendar Shah, son of Lakshman Shah, resident of VillageKora Khargi, P.S.-Parsauni, District-Sitamarhi. Writ Petitioner-Respondent 2nd Set.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Uma Kant Tiwary, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Md.Khurshid Alam -AAG12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 28-03-2018 The order impugned was passed on 08.09.1998 in CWJC No.10655 of 1997. The appellant was not a party in the writ petition and the inordinate delay of about 20 years in filing of

Patna High Court LPA No.1864 of 2017(3) dt.28-03-2018 2/2 this appeal is not properly explained. Accordingly, I.A. No.9487 of 2017, an application for grant of leave to maintain the appeal and I.A. No.9488 of 2017, an application for condonation of delay in filing of this appeal, stand rejected. Consequently, the appeal stands dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) ( Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Sunil/- U