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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2403
PATNA HIGH COURT
Mr. Alok Kumar Sinha, J
Santosh Kumar Jank and Ors – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Bihar and Ors – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14137 of 2016 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 14163 of 2016 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 20090 of 2016 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2599 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5712 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7961 of 2019
Important Points
Subject
Civil Law - Writ Jurisdiction
Headnote
Findings of Court:
** The court observed the need for the petitioners to respond to the counter affidavits received from the respondents. **
Issues:** The court addresses whether adequate time should be provided for petitioners to file replies to supplementary counter-affidavits. **
Ratio Decidendi:** The court emphasized the necessity of allowing time for adequate representation by the petitioners. **
Result:** The court decided to put up the matter on a specific future date.
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, Mr. Prashant Kashyap, Mr. Amarendra Kumar, Mr. Ram Naresh Sharma
For the Respondents: Mr. Sunil Kr.Mandal-SC-3, Mr. Bipin Kumar, AC to SC-3, Mr. Smt.Kumari Amrita-Gp3, Mr. S.K. Mandal- Sc3, Md. Raisul Haque- Sc10, Mr. Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mr. Ankit, Mr. Aman Kumar, Mr. Sanjay Kumar
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
8 02-12-2025 CWJC No.14137 of 2016 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he has received a supplementary counter affidavit from the respondents-State and therefore, he needs sometime to file a reply to it.
2. Two weeks’ time is granted to the petitioners to file reply to the supplementary counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State.
CWJC No.14163 of 2016 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that although he has received a counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State in the year 2022, but he is under instruction to file a reply to the same and hence prays for time.
2. Two weeks’ time is granted to the petitioners to file reply to the counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State.
CWJC No.20090 of 2016, CWJC No.2599 of 2017, CWJC No.5712 of 2017 Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents-State are present.
CWJC No.7961 of 2019 No one appears for the petitioners. Learned counsel for the respondents-State is present.
2. Put up this matter on 16.12.2025 (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Prakash Narayan U
