Paras Nath Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.2191 of 2015 Arising out of Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1967 of 2014 ====================================================== Paras Nath Sharma, Son of Late Deo Bansh Sharma, Resident of VillageArang Police Station- Dinara, District- Rohtas at Sasaram. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through Sri Arun Kumar Singh, The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. Sri Alok Kumar, Deputy Secretary, (Administration) water Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. Sri Umesh Prasad Ratnesh, Superintending Engineer Sone Canal Circle, Ara, District Bhojpur, at Arrah.

4. Sri Ashok Kumar Verma, The Executive Engineer Sone Canal Division, Bikramganj Rohtas at Sasaram.

5. Sri Alok Kumar, District Provident Fund Officer, District Provident Fund Office, Sasaram (Rohtas).

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE ) 17-02-2017 I.A. No.9492 of 2015 The application is for condonation of delay of 1 day in filing the Letters Patent Appeal.

2. For the reasons mentioned in the Interlocutory Application, we are satisfied that the appellant has shown sufficient cause to seek condonation of delay in filing the present Letters Patent Appeal.

3. Consequently, Interlocutory Application No.

Patna High Court LPA No.2191 of 2015 (2) dt.17-02-2017 2/2 9492 of 2015 is allowed and delay in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned.

L.P.A. No.2191 of 2015 The challenge in the present Letters Patent Appeal is to an order passed in the contempt petition wherein, the petition was disposed of. Such an order is not appealable in terms of Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The Appeal is dismissed as not maintainable.

(Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) K.C.jha/- U