IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.697 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3650 of 2020 ======================================================

Md. Mustajab Alam ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar & Ors.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Additional Advocate General (13)

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

6 11-03-2026 In the Cause Title, the respondent no. 8 has been described as “The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Bahuarwa, Block Majhaulia, P.S. Majhaulia, West Champaran.”

2. The office note indicates that the registered notice which has been issued to respondent no. 8 has been received by his son Pradeep Kumar and the ordinary notice has been received by his son Mukesh Kumar.

time to file a jointness affidavit so also to obtain instruction about the name of the Mukhiya i.e. respondent no. 8.

4. Ordinary notice on respondent no. 9 has been received by one Ajit Kumar Singh wh