The State Of Bihar v. Vijay Achari
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.1118 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16683 of 2025 ====================================================== 1.
The State of Bihar through Secretary, Department of Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
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The Secretary, Department of Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.
The O.S.D., Department of Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.
The Executive Director, State Health Society, Bihar, Patna. 5.
The Principal, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna ... ... Appellant/s
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Vijay Achari, Son of Late Dr. Govind Achari, R/o-21-D, Road No. 10, Near Sushma Apartment, Rajendra Nagar, Manoharpur Kachhuara, P.O. Kadamkuan, P.S. Kadamkuan, District-Patna-800016. 2.
The Registrar, Bihar Council of Mecial Registration, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh (AC to GA- X) For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Deo Prakash Singh, Advocate Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate Ms. Nishu Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 17-02-2026 This Letters Patent Appeal has been preferred by the State of Bihar challenging the order dated 15.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No. 16683 of 2025, wherein the learned Single Judge has stayed the operation of Annexure-P/8 vide Letter No. 7489 dated 26.09.2025, issued by the Principal, Patna Medical College and Hospital and posted
Patna High Court L.P.A No.1118 of 2025 dt.17-02-2026 2/3 the case on 11.12.2025, besides the State is further directed to file para-wise counter affidavit.
2. Learned counsel for the State has produced the order dated 27.01.2026 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court passed in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 3068 of 2026. On perusal thereof, it appears that when the matter is taken up on 23.12.2025, this Court passed the order on three interim applications, i.e. I.A. No. 02 of 2025 in which the delay of five days was condoned; I.A. No. 01 of 2025 in which it was held that there is an error in the interim order passed and accordingly the order dated 15.10.2025 was stayed. Further in the Letters Patent Appeal, the private-respondent was directed to file a counter affidavit within a period of two weeks.
3. The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 27.01.2026, while disposing the Special Leave Petition, requested the learned Single Judge in seisin of the writ petition to expedite a decision on it, in accordance with law.
4. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of such order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the learned Single Judge may be asked to do the needful in terms of the order of the Supreme Court.
5. In view of such submission, the present Letters
Patna High Court L.P.A No.1118 of 2025 dt.17-02-2026 3/3 Patent Appeal is disposed of and the matter be placed before the assigned Bench to decide the C.W.JC. No. 16683 of 2025 at an earliest, as observed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) uday/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 18.02.2026 Transmission Date NA