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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2948

PATNA HIGH COURT
Harish Kumar, J
Tripurari Jha @ Tri Purari Jha & Ors. – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar & Ors. – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.846 of 2024 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12312 of 2024 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15818 of 2024 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16271 of 2024 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.415 of 2026 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.870 of 2026

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Jagjit Roshan, Mr. Shivnandan Bharti, Mr. Pintu Kumar Patel
For the Respondents: Mr. Standing Counsel, Mr. Upendra Pd. Singh, Mr. Jai Prabhat Kishore

The court reinforces the importance of procedural fairness and adequate response time in civil writ jurisdiction matters.

Headnote:The case addresses multiple civil writ jurisdiction petitions concerning the State of Bihar, where petitioners, represented by various advocates, seek adequate response times regarding supplementary counter affidavits submitted by the State authority. The court grants a two-week extension for petitioners to respond to the filings. The petitions will be re-notified for hearing on 23.02.2026. The court emphasizes the necessity for fair representation and procedural compliance in judicial proceedings.

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jagjit Roshan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Jai Prabhat Kishore, AC to GP- 6 For the BPSC : Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Advocate Mr. Nishant Kumar Jha, Advocate CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

9 02-02-2026 Learned Advocate for the respective parties are present.

2. At the outset, learned Advocate for the petitioners submits that they are in receipt of the second supplementary counter affidavit, filed on behalf of respondent State authority, which requires response. For the said purpose they pray for two weeks time.

3. As requested, re-notify all these cases on

23.02.2026.

(Harish Kumar, J)

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