Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna

Order Date: 28-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellants – Chairman Sohail Ahmad, General Manager, and Regional Managers of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank; Respondent – Rozi Khatoon, daughter of late Akram Kharshid, resident of Chandradei, Araria, Bihar.
  • Proceedings: Letters Patent Appeal No.738 of 2023 under Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13107 of 2022; intra‑court appeal filed by the bank officials.
  • Counsel: For appellants – Mr. Mahendra Pathak, Advocate; for respondent – Mrs. Punita Kumari Singh, Advocate.
  • Issue: Registry identified defects in the appeal; counsel submitted that the appeal became infructuous during the interregnum period.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, per Justice Mohit Kumar Shah (with Justice Sourendra Pandey), ignored the Registry’s defects, accepted the counsel’s submission that the appeal was infructuous, and disposed of the intra‑court appeal as not pressed. No further orders, penalties, or directives were issued. The order is recorded as S.Sb/-.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Banking