← Library
Patna High CourtCWJC/16212/2014dismiss for nonprosecution

Mohan Das Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2025-04-10Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16212 of 2014 ====================================================== Mohan Das Gupta Son of Late Ram Narain Das, Resident of Mohalla- Rai Jai Krishna Road, Gurhatta, P.S.- Khajekala, Sub-Division- Patna City, DistrictPatna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar and Ors Department of Home, Office situated at Main Secretariat, P.S.- Sachivalaya, District- Patna 2.

The Inspector General Prison, Govt. of Bihar, Office situated at Main Secretariate, P.S.- Sachivalaya, District- Patna 3.

The Jail Superintendent, Central Jail Camp, Phulwari- Sharif, District- Patna 4.

The Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Beur, P.S.- Beur, District- Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Adv For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Pankaj, AC to SC-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 10-04-2025 The petitioner of this case, Sri Mohan Das Gupta is stated to have expired on 10.04.2023. On 27.02.2025, the then counsel appearing for the petitioner had submitted that during the pendency of the writ application, the writ petitioner had died so the learned counsel would file a substitution petition on behalf of the sole petitioner. Indulgence was granted to the learned counsel for the petitioner to file a substitution petition on behalf of the sole petitioner. However, the same was not carried out and this Court again on 03.04.2025, granted time to the learned counsel for the petitioner to file the substitution petition by making it abundantly clear that this time was being

Patna High Court CWJC No.16212 of 2014(8) dt.10-04-2025 2/2 granted by way of last chance.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner informed this Court that even till today, she has not been able to file the substitution petition.

3. In light of the previous order dated 03.04.2025 by which the learned counsel for the petitioner had been granted opportunity by way of last chance, this Court is constrained not to accept the prayer of learned counsel for the petitioner to grant further time. In such a situation, this writ application is dismissed for non-prosecution.

(Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kiran/- U