Bihar Urdu Academy And ORS v. Md. Azim And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.710 of 2015 Arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16537 of 2004 ======================================================

1. Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna through its Secretary, Ashok Rajpath, Chauhatta, P.S.- Pirbahore, Patna.

2. The Secretary, Executive Committee, Bihar Urdu Academy, Ashok Rajpath, Chauhatta, P.S.- Pirbahore, Patna.

3. Executive Committee, Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna through its Secretary, Ashok Rajpath, Chauhatta, P.S.- Pirbahore, Patna. .... .... Appellants

Versus

1. Md. Azim son of Md. Abdur Razzaque Resident of Mohalla- Bhanwar, Pokhar Park view, P.S.- Pirbahore, District- Patna.

2. Ms. Quasim son of Late Abdul Ghani Resident of village- Teenhaiya, P.S.- Dhaka, District- East Champaran.

3. Md. Naseer son of Late Md. Abdul Resident of village- Badbigha, P.S.- Bakra, District- Nalanda (now District- Seikhpura).

4. Md. Kalim son of Md. Shakiruddin Resident of village- Chamhera, P.S- Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda.

5. Md. Shahid Alam son of Md. Mokarram Resident of village Hussaina, P.S.- Ballia, District- Begusarai.

6. Md. Babloo son of Md. Allauddin Resident of Mohalla- Chandwara near Judges Kothi, P.S.- Muzaffarpur Town, District- Muzaffarpur.

7. State of Bihar.

8. Finance Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna.

9. Department of Minority Welfare, Patna Old Secretariate, District- Patna through its Secretary.

10. Secretary Minority Welfare Department, Old Secretariate, Patna.

11. President-cum-Chief Minister, Executive Committee, Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna.

12. Working President-cum-Minister, Department of Minority Welfare, Executive Committee, Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellants : Mr. Braj Bhushan Mishra, Advocate. Mr. Kaushal Kishore, Advocate.

For the Respondents :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA) 18-07-2016 Re.:I.A. No. 2994 of 2015

Patna High Court LPA No.710 of 2015 (2) dt.18-07-2016 2 /2 The application is for condonation of delay of 2 years and 353 days in filing the Letters Patent Appeal.

2. For the reasons mentioned in the Interlocutory Application, we are satisfied that the appellants have shown sufficient cause to seek condonation of delay of 2 years and 353 days in filing the present Letters Patent Appeal.

3. Consequently, Interlocutory Application No. 2994 of 2015 is allowed and delay of 2 years and 353 days in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned.

Re.: L.P.A. No. 710 of 2015 Learned counsel for the appellants wishes to withdraw the present Letters Patent Appeal.

The Letters Patent Appeal is, thus, dismissed as withdrawn.

(Hemant Gupta, J) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J) P.K.P./Anand U