Harendra Pratap Singh v. The Honble Chief Justice

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Review No.227 of 2011 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3870 of 2011 =========================================================== Harendra Pratap Singh, Advocate, Son of Sri Brahma Dayal Singh, "Freedom Fighter‟ and Late Shreemati Teeljharo Devi (Mother) Resident of village - Narbirpur, Panchayat - Narbirpur, Proposed Block - Narbirpur, Police Station - Koelawar, District - Bhojpur (Arrah), Proposed Division - Shahabad (Arrah), Present Address - 2A, Kamla Apartment, Kavi Raman Path, Purbee Boring Road, Patna (Near Ex-Chief Minister, Bihar, Late Satyendra Narayan Sinha) and Practicing as an Advocate, a member of Advocate's Association, Advocate's House, High Court, Patna, in the State of Bihar (In person). --------- Petitioner-Petitioner.

Versus

1. The Hon'ble Chief Justice, High Court, Patna.

2. The Registrar General, High Court, Patna.

3. The Registrar (Establishment), High Court, Patna.

4. The Joint Registrar (Judicial), High Court, Patna.

5. The Registrar (List and Computer), High Court, Patna.

6. The Hon'ble Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.

7. The Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.

8. The Union of India, through the Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Company Affairs in the Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi (Respondent No.9).

9. The Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Company Affairs in the Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.

10. The Hon'ble President of India, New Delhi.

11. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. (Respondent No.12).

12. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

13. The Principal Secretary, the Department of Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna.

14. The Hon'ble Governor, Bihar, Patna.

15. The Principal Secretary, Governor, Bihar, Patna.

16. The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Bihar, Patna.

Patna High Court C. REV. No.227 of 2011 dt.24-04-2015 2/3

17. The Principal Secretary, Chief Minister, Bihar, Patna.

18. The Hon'ble Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna.

19. The Secretary, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna.

20. The Hon'ble Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council, Patna.

21. The Secretary, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna. ---- Opposite parties-Respondents.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harendra Pratap Singh ( in person) For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lalit kishore, PAAG =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 24-04-2015 This application is filed with a prayer to review the order dated 09.05.2011 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in CWJC No.3870 of 2011.

This writ petition was filed with a prayer to amend certain rules including the one as to the nomenclature of the Patna High Court or the list of incumbency of the Chief Justices. In brief, the petitioner intends that the name of the Patna High Court should reflect the State of Bihar also and that in the list of Chief Justices, the names of Acting Chief Justices should also be mentioned. The Division Bench dealt with the matter in detail and dismissed the writ petition.

Patna High Court C. REV. No.227 of 2011 dt.24-04-2015 3/3 In the review, the petitioner, who is a practising advocate, relied upon a judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Ashok Tanwar Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh1. At one place, in the said judgment, their Lordships have held that the powers of the Acting Chief Justice are same as those of the Chief Justices. It is just an un-understandable as to how it becomes relevant in the context of name of the Patna High Court and the names of the Acting Chief Justices in the list of Chief Justices. We do not find any merit in this application. The Civil review application is, accordingly, dismissed. Interlocutory application, if any, shall stand disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(L. Narasimha Reddy, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Sunil/- U 1 (2005) 2 SCC 104