The State Of Bihar And ORS v. Rakesh Ranjan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.2105 of 2016 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2803 of 2014 ====================================================== 1.

The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna-15. 2.

The Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna - 15.

3.

The Deputy Development Commissioner, Nalanda, District - Nalanda. 4.

The District Magistrate, Nalanda.

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Bihar Rural Development Society, Patna through its President. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

Rakesh Ranjan Son of Sri Arun Kumar Singh Resident of Mohalla - Nakhaspind, P.S. Malsalami, Patna City, District Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Sheo Shankar Prasad, SC-8 Mr. Ruchikar Kumar, AC to SC-8 For the Respondent/s :

None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI) Date : 06-04-2023 The present L.P.A. is by the State.

On 22.03.2023 following order was passed:- "None appears for the respondent.

Learned counsel for the State-appellant submitted that matter is covered by the decision of this Court passed in L.P.A. No. 1882 of 2016 dated 14.12.2017.

Matter is of the year 2016. In order to give one more opportunity to learned counsel for the

Patna High Court L.P.A No.2105 of 2016 dt.06-04-2023 2/2 respondent, re-list this matter on 05.04.2023.

If there is no representation, matter would be decided with reference to cited decision."

Today also none appears for the respondent.

Learned counsel for appellant-State is relying on a decision rendered in L.P.A. No. 1882 of 2016 decided on 14.12.2017. It is submitted that the present case is similar to that of L.P.A. No. 1882 of 2016.

Accordingly, the present L.P.A. stands allowed in the light of order passed in L.P.A. No. 1882 of 2016 decided on 14.12.2017. Order of the learned Single Judge dated 21.04.2016 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2803 of 2014 is set aside while rejecting the writ petition filed by the respondent- Rakesh Ranjan. (P. B. Bajanthri, J) ( Arun Kumar Jha, J) rakhi/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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