Patna High Court
Vyapar Mandal Election Must Comply With Provisions Of Bihar Co-Operative Societies Act And Rules: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed in the form of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the guidelines issued by the Chief Election Officer of the Bihar State Election Authority regarding the election to the Managing Committee of the Vyapar Mandal Co-operative Societies. The bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Madhuresh Prasad...
Patna High Court Rejects Sherghati College's Plea For Retrospective Affiliation For 2020-21 Session
The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the management of Prof. Vijay Shankar Rai Mahila College, Sherghati, Gaya, for retrospective affiliation of the college from the academic year 2020-21. The court also declined to issue a directive for a special examination for the students of session 2019-20.Justice Anil Kumar Sinha said the doctrine of legitimate expectation as argued by...
Trademark Infringement: Patna High Court Asks District Court To Expedite Trial In Suit Filed By Hero Cycle Against Hero Ecotech In 2014
The Patna High Court has dismissed Punjab-based Hero Cycle Limited's petition against a Patna Court's decision to recall its order of debarring the defendants from filing written statement in a 2014 trademark infringement suit.Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra noted that the Supreme Court, while restoring injunction granted in favour of Hero Cycle in 2016, had requested the trial court to expedite...
Bridge Collapse Incident| 'Shocked': Patna High Court Seeks State Govt's Report, Directs For Presence Of Construction Company's MD
Expressing shock over the collapse of the under-construction four-lane Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge built over the Ganga River in Bihar's Bhagalpur on June 4, the Patna High Court on Wednesday directed the Managing Director of M/S S.P. Singla Construction Pvt. Ltd., which was constructing the bridge, to remain personally present before the Court on June 21, the next date of the...
Patna High Court Refuses To Order CBI Probe Into Illegal Registration Of Vehicles In Bihar, Says Transport Department Taking Action
The Patna High Court has refused to order a CBI probe into the alleged violations by the state transport department and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in registration of vehicles, particularly the old BS-III vehicles. The two PILs, which sought an investigation into the alleged corrupt practices and collusion, were disposed of by the court, expressing satisfaction with the...
‘Shocks Judicial Mind, Not Proper For Court To Interfere With Such Policy Decisions’: Patna High Court On PILs Seeking Airport In Each District
The Patna High Court has disposed of 31 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions seeking establishment of airports in almost all districts of Bihar.“In our opinion, the writ petitions would not be maintainable, especially as a Public Interest Litigation, since it is a purely policy matter of the respective Governments to decide on the establishment of airports, the land...
Patna High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Construction Of Civil Court Building In Shahpur Patori
The Patna High Court has recently dismissed a plea seeking construction of a Civil Court building in city’s Shahpur Patori area in Samastipur district. “We are afraid that there is no public interest discernible from the aforesaid prayers made which is almost in the nature of seeking information for which there are adequate remedies available under the Right to Information Act, 2005,”...
‘Railway Lines Cannot Be Allowed To Be Criss-Crossed And Trespassed At Every Point’: Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Level Crossing
Dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Railways to provide a level crossing facility between K.M. 14.10 and K.M. 14.11 on the Sugauli-Raxaul Railway line near Ramgarhwa Railway Station, the Patna High Court said it is not feasible for the Railways to provide level crossing at every spot where a road crosses the railway line.The division bench of Chief Justice...
Patna High Court Directs Bihar Chief Secretary To Monitor Revival Work Of Moti Jheel In Motihari
The Patna High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to monitor the revival of Moti Jheel through an officer authorized by him.The division bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Madhuresh Prasad asked the Chief Secretary to authorize the officer to suitably monitor the revival work personally. The authorized officer has been directed by the court to file a report every...
Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Against Memo For Transferring Affiliations Of Health Sciences Education Institutes To Bihar Health Sciences University
The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to set aside a memorandum issued by the Health Department of the Bihar Government requiring all governmental and non-governmental organizations to transfer their affiliation from Aryabhatt Knowledge University to Bihar Health Sciences University.The petitioner, Shambhu Nath Sikari, alleged that the affiliation...
Bihar Bridge Collapse: PIL Moved In Patna High Court Seeking Independent Probe
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Patna High Court seeking an independent inquiry into the collapse of the under-construction four-lane Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge built over the Ganga river in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Sunday.The PIL Plea, filed by Advocate Manibhushan Pratap Sengar, also seeks action against the constriction company involved in the construction of...
Can't File PIL For Developing A Particular Area As Tourist Place To Generate Employment; Purely A Policy Matter: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions for development of Maa Chandika Sthan in Munger district, based on the project report prepared by the District Municipal Commissioner, and to initiate specific schemes and programmes for development of tourism in the area to generate employment opportunity and better livelihood conditions for people residing in the district....