Navendu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1204 of 2017 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9167 of 2015 ====================================================== Navendu Kumar son of Pitamaheshwar Prasad Singh Retd. Soil Conservation Engineer, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna and resident of Smriti Patliputra Path, Rajendra Nagar, Patna - 16, Police Station - Kadam Kuan, District - Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Sichai Bhawan, Patna, Bihar.

3. The Divisional Commissioner-cum-Chairman, Kosi Command Area Development Agency, Saharsa, Bihar.

4. Executive Engineer On Farm Development (OFD) Division, Kosi Command Area Development Agency, Araria.

5. Assistant Director, GPF Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr. AC to AAG 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) 16-05-2018 Delay of 67 days is condoned for the reasons indicated in I.A. No. 69 of 2018. Matter is thereafter taken upon the merits. Since there was a categorical statement made by the counsel before the Court, then disposal on that score cannot be said to be erroneous decision which needs to be assailed in the appeal. Appeal has no merit. It is dismissed.

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