The court affirmed the procedural allowance for substituting a party in case of death during the litigation process.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

11 01-12-2025 Re.:- I.A. No. 04 of 2025 Heard the parties.

2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for substituting the name of petitioner no. 4 who is said to have died on 04.09.2025 during the pendency of the case. The details of the legal heirs of the petitioner no. 4 has been stated in paragraph-6 of the application.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the Respondent-

Patliputra University, learned counsel for the Respondent-State and learned counsel for the Respondent-Magadh University do not have any objection to the prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioners.

4. For the reasons as stated in the application and the affidavit, this Interlocutory Application is allowed and the name of petitioner no. 4 is directed to be deleted/expunged and in his place the names of the legal heirs of petitioner no. 4 whose details has been given in paragraph-6 is directed to be substituted.

5. Office is directed to make the necessary correction in the Cause Title.

6. Put up this case on 22.12.2025. In the meantime, learned counsel appearing for Respondent-Patliputra University is directed to file its counter-affidavit. If no counter-affidavit is filed by the next date then the case will proceed on the basis of materials available on record.

(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)