The State Of Bihar And ORS v. Sunaina Devi

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.838 of 2016 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13577 of 2010 ======================================================

1. The State of Bihar

2. The District Magistrate, Jamui.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Jamui.

4. The Superintendent, District Jail, Jamui.

5. The Officer-in-Charge, Sone Police Station, Jamui.

6. The Medical Officer, District Jail, Jamui.

7. The Medical Officer, Sadar Hospital, Jamui ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

Sunaina Devi wife of Late Naresh Yadav, resident of Village- Bishanpur, P.S.- Sono, Dist- Jamui ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar, AC to GA 11 For the Respondent/s :

None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) 29-01-2018 Since there is no explanation whatsoever as to why the State counsel decided to sit over filing of the appeal for about five months of the approval of the Chief Minister to prefer an LPA , this Court is not satisfied that the State should be shown any leeway by condoning a delay of 245 days. I. A. No.3296 of 2016 is dismissed. As a consequence thereof, even the appeal is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) ( Nilu Agrawal, J) sk U