Patna High Court Orders Bihar School Examination Board To Pay Rs 2 Lakh Compensation To Student Wrongly Declared 'Fail' In Sanskrit Paper

The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar School Examination Board to pay a monetary compensation of Rs 2 Lakh to a girl who was wrongly declared 'fail' in a paper of the Secondary School Examination, 2017 (Annual) conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board.“In the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the fact that the petitioner no. 2 being a girl student...

Patna High Court Appoints Justice Mridula Mishra As Arbitrator In Educomp Solutions Vs BSEDC Dispute

The Patna High Court has appointed Justice Mridula Mishra, its former judge, as an independent arbitrator to resolve the ongoing dispute between Educomp Solutions Ltd and Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Limited.. The dispute dates back to an agreement signed in 2010, involving a three-year contract under the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer framework for the ICT School...

Non-Determination Of Age As Per Section 34(2) Of POCSO Act Causes Prejudice To Fair Trial, Benefit Should Certainly Go To Accused: Patna High Court

Citing the failure to establish the age of the minor victim, the Patna High Court has acquitted two accused, who were convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in 2017.“Establishing the minority of the victim child is a condition precedent to proceeding with a case under the POCSO Act. However, in the present case, there is no such finding by the learned...

No Penalty Under Section 129(3) Of CGST Act Could Be Imposed Without Providing A Hearing Opportunity U/S 129(4) Of The Act

While observing that a petitioner’s response to the show cause is required to be considered after due opportunity of hearing, in accordance with the statutory provisions, the Patna High Court has overturned the penalty imposed on a petitioner for moving goods without a valid e-way bill.The Court ruled that no penalty under Section 129(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act could...

Renewal Of Stage Carriage Permit Cannot Be Rejected Solely Due To Family Members' Dues: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has said that a person cannot be held responsible for any dues owed by their family members while seeking the renewal of a permanent stage carriage permit.Justice A Abhishek Reddy said, "it is made clear that the renewal of the permit of the petitioner cannot be rejected on the sole ground that any of the family members are due some amount."The ruling was passed in the...

Can Children Be Given SC Status Just Because Their Father Post-Marriage Shifted To SC Colony With Their Mother? Patna High Court Rejects Plea

The Patna High Court has upheld the decision of the State Election Commission, Bihar, to disqualify a candidate who despite belonging to a Scheduled Tribe had contested from a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. The court said that only members of the community for which seats are reserved can contest elections on those specific seats.“As she belongs to ‘Tharu’ caste under Scheduled...

Patna High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Challenging Bihar Govt's Decision To Conduct Caste-Based Survey In State

After hearing detailed arguments for five days, the Patna High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the pleas challenging the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey in the State.A bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy reserved the verdict after hearing a total of 8 PIL pleas challenging various aspects of the survey.The survey was...

Patna High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Illegal Construction Near Bodhgaya Temple, Says Plea 'Bereft Of Any Material Particulars'

The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging illegal construction within the 100-meter radius of the Bodhgaya Temple, which was declared a World Heritage Site UNESCO in 2001."It is trite law that there cannot be repeated petitions filed for the very same relief before the High Court; even when it is in public interest, especially by the very same petitioner,"...

'Govt Conducting Only Caste Based Survey, Not Census; Participation In Exercise Is Voluntary': Bihar Govt Submits In High Court

Objecting to a bunch of writ pleas filed before the Patna High Court challenging the caste-based survey in the State, the Bihar Government has submitted before the HC that it is competent to conduct a caste-based survey collecting data on caste, jati and socio-economic well-being of the people of the state.The Government has also submitted that the people are not being forced to declare...

Patna High Court Orders Bihar Sharif Municipal Corporation To Pay Rs 50, 000 Compensation For Illegal Demolition Of Boundary Wall

The Patna High Court, while censuring the Bihar Sharif Municipal Corporation for its high-handedness and lack of proper procedure, has directed the municipal authorities to pay Rs. 50,000 as compensation to a woman whose boundary wall was illegally demolished. “In view of the categorical statement made in paragraph 15 of the petition, not rebutted by the Municipal...

Patna High Court Imposes Rs 50,000 Cost On Siwan District Administration For Non-Compliance Of Order Passed In 2017

The Patna High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Siwan district administration for non-compliance of a 2017 court order, and has directed that the amount be deposited into the Prime Minister's Relief Fund within two months.“Instead of framing charges in the contempt proceedings, we proposed to impose a cost of Rs. 50,000/-, it is quantified in view of delay in implementation of...

Modi Surname Defamation Case: High Court Stays Till January 12 Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi Pending In Patna Court

Today, the Patna High Court stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (pending before the Patna court) filed by the Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi over Gandhi's 'Modi-Theives' remark, until January 12, 2024.The bench of Justice Sandeep Singh passed this order in a quashing petition moved by Gandhi in the year 2019. Before the Court, Counsel...