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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 1827

PATNA HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, HONOURABLE MR. SOURENDRA PANDEY, JJ
Sushil Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate, Mr. Aditya Dev, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr. Sumant Kumar Singh, AC to GA-2, Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate, Mr. Vivek Kumar Pandey, Advocate, Mr. V.N.P. Sinha, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate

Table of Content
1. factual basis of vehicle confiscation and auction. (Para 1 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. arguments regarding procedural violations in auction. (Para 3 , 8 , 12 , 27)
3. court's observations on negligence by the respondents. (Para 7 , 16)
4. violation of the legal procedure in confiscation and auction. (Para 30 , 36 , 38)
5. conclusions ordering compensation and investigation. (Para 39 , 43)

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

Date : 18-12-2025

We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AC to GA-2 to the State and learned counsel for respondent No. 9.

2. Pursuant to the order dated 14.11.2025, the ADM, Muzaffarpur, Assistant Commissioner (Excise), Muzaffarpur and the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Muzaffapur (in short the “MVI, Muzaffarpur”) are present in person with the records.

3. This Court has interacted with all the officers in course of hearing.

Reliefs Prayed

4. (i) The present writ application has been filed seeking a writ in nature of a writ of certiorari to quash and cancel the auction sale of Mahindra Scorpio S9 vehicle, bearing Registration No. BR06PE-1648, Chasis No. MAITA2WR2J2L10413 and Engine No. WRJ4L10413, which has been auctioned on

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