Punam Sinha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1636 of 2013 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6687 of 2013 ====================================================== Punam Sinha wife of Late Anil Kumar Bakshi, resident of Laljee Tola, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District Patna .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Principal Secretary, Family Welfare, Health Deptt. New Secretariate, Patna

3. Director (Ayush), Department of Medical Education and Family Welfare, Health Department, New Secretariat, Patna

4. Principal, Rai Bahadur Tunki Sah Rajkiya Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Muzaffarpur

5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Veer Chand Patel Path, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pratap Sharma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to AAG-8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 27-03-2017 Learned counsel for the appellant prays for permission to withdraw the writ appeal with liberty to take recourse to such remedy as may be available for seeking recall or setting aside the order dated 22.07.2010 passed in C.W.J.C. No.8989 of 1997 on account of the fact that it was decided after the death of petitioner's husband and an order passed against a dead person is nullity. If such a remedy is available to the

Patna High Court LPA No.1636 of 2013 (3) dt.27-03-2017 2/2 petitioner, she may take recourse to such remedy. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U