Yogendra Sahni And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.2373 of 2016 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9700 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Yogendra Sahni, Son of Ramdeo Sahni.

2. Hem Narayan Sahni, Son of Rajdeo Sahni.

Both are Residents of Village + P.O. Meghua, P.S. Rajepur, District- East Champaran.

.... .... Appellants / Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate, East Champaran.

3. L.R.D.C. Pakri Dayal, East Champaran.

4. S.D.O. Pakri Dayal, East Champaran.

5. Mritunjay Kumar Singh, Son of Late Rajdhari Singh, Village + P.O. & Panchayat Meghua, P.S. Madhuban, District- East Champaran. .... .... Respondents / Respondents.

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

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Dr. Om Prakash Om, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md.Khurshid Alam, AAG 12. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 11-05-2017 Challenging an order dated 25.11.2016 passed in Writ Petition being CWJC No. 9700/2015, this appeal has been filed under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent.

Before the Writ Court, an order dated 17.06.1995 passed by the D.C.L.R. in Pre-emption Case No. 7 of 1994-95 was challenged after 20 years and finding that the inordinate and unexplained delay of 20 years in filing the Writ Petition and challenging the order passed on 17.06.1995, the learned Writ

Patna High Court LPA No.2373 of 2016 (4) dt.11-05-2017 2/2 Court has dismissed the Writ Petition. In doing so, we are of the considered view that the Writ Court has not committed any error. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Dilip, AR U