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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2480

PATNA HIGH COURT
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

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, Mr. Prashant Kashyap, Mr. Amarendra Kumar
For the Respondents: Ms. Sunil Kumar Mandal, Mrs. Neelam Kumar, Smt. Kumari Amrita, Mr. Sunil Kr. Mandal, Mr. Md. Raisul Haque, Mr. Kumari Amrita

The court emphasizes the requirement for petitioners to actively participate in proceedings to avoid dismissal for non-prosecution.

Headnote:The Court, dealing with several petitions challenging the actions of the respondents, noted the need for further time for the petitioners to file replies to the counter affidavits, as submitted by their counsel. The court granted an extension of two weeks for various cases, emphasizing the importance of the petitioners’ participation. It warned that non-appearance on the next date would lead to dismissal of the application for non-prosecution. The matters are scheduled for the next hearing on 13.01.2026.

Table of Content
1. need for further time to reply. (Para 1 , 2)
2. extension granted for filing counter-affidavit. (Para 3 , 4)
3. warning against non-appearance. (Para 6)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

9 16-12-2025 C.W.J.C. No. 14137 of 2016 Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that he needs some more time to file a reply to the supplementary counter affidavit.

2. As prayed for, two weeks further time is granted to the learned counsel for the petitioners to file reply to the supplementary counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State.

C.W.J.C. No. 14163 of 2016

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that he needs some more time to file reply to the counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State.

4. As prayed for, further two weeks time is granted to the petitioners to file reply to the counter affidavit filed by the respondents-State.

C.W.J.C. No. 20090 of 2016, C.W.J.C. No. 2599 of 2017, C.W.J.C. No. 5712 of 2017

5. Parties are present.

C.W.J.C. No. 7961 of 2019

6. Again, no one appears for the petitioners. Learned counsel for the respondents-State is present.

7. This case is being adjourned by way of last chance.

If on the next date, no one appears for the petitioners or take interest in pressing this writ application, then the Court may consider dismissing it for non-prosecution.

8. Put up these matters on 13.01.2026.

(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

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