Lal Jyoti Nath Shahdeo v. The State Information Commission, Bihar At Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.271 of 2023 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4190 of 2022 ====================================================== Lal Jyoti Nath Shahdeo S/o Lal Sudhakar Nath Shahdeo Resident of Village/Mohalla - Near Bimla Devi Seva Sadan, Ram Nagar Ravi Steel Chowk, Kamre, District - Ranchi, Jharkhand - 835222, presently posted as ADTO, Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Information Commission, Bihar at Patna through the State Chief Information Commissioner, Bihar at Patna, having its office at 4th Floor, Suchana Bhawan, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate, Patna.

3.

The District Arms Magistrate, Patna.

4.

Sri Sanket Shankar, Resident of Mohalla- Azad Lane, Choudhary Tola, Patna- 800006.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bishwa Bibhuti Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the State :

Mr.Prashant Pratap (Gp2) For the State Information :

Mr. Lalit Kishore, Sr. Adv.

Smt. Binita Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 02-05-2025 The present petition has been filed for restoration of a writ petition bearing C.W.J.C. No. 4190 of 2022, which has stood dismissed for want of prosecution, vide order dated 19.12.2022.

2.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since the counsel for the petitioner was engaged in another Court, he could not appear when the case was called out for hearing, hence, the aforesaid writ petition was dismissed for want of prosecution, thus a sympathetic view be taken and the

Patna High Court MJC No.271 of 2023(3) dt.02-05-2025 2/2 aforesaid writ petition be restored to its original file. 3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner as also considering the averments made in the present petition, I deem it fit and appropriate to direct for restoration of the aforesaid writ petition bearing C.W.J.C. No. 4190 of 2022 to its original file.

4.

The present petition stands allowed.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U