Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 22 - January 28, 2024
Live LawNominal Index Sri Vishnupad Bhagwan Through His Next Friend Sri Kanhaiya Lal Gurda And Others Vs. The State of Bihar 2024 LiveLaw 13 National Insurance Co. Lt vs The State of Bihar and Ors 2024 LiveLaw 14 Amit Lodha vs The State Of Bihar 2024 LiveLaw 15 Judgements/Orders This Week Gaya's Vishnupad Temple Is A Public Trust, Not Private Property Of Gayawal Brahmins: Patna High Court Case Title - Sri Vishnupad Bhagwan Through His Next Friend Sri Kanhaiya Lal Gurda And Others Vs. Patna HC Quashes FIR Against Professor Falsely Accused Of Failing To Join Exam Evaluation Centre, Imposes 25K Cost On State Board For 'Harassment' Case Title: Amit Kumar vs The State of Bihar and Ors LL Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 12 The Patna High Court has quashed an FIR against a teacher who was falsely accused by the Bihar School Examination Board for allegedly not joining the allotted evaluation center for the evaluation of answer booklets for the Intermediate 2019 Annual Examination Furthermore, the court has imposed costs on the BSEB for its involvement in the unfounded allegations. 5,000 On GST Officer For 'Forcible And Illegal Recovery' Amid Non-Functional GST Tribunal Case Title: National Insurance Co. Lt vs The State of Bihar and Ors LL Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 14 In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on a Goods and Services Tax officer for forcible and illegal recovery of the full tax amount from a man waiting to avail the statutory remedy of appeal before GST tribunal which has not been made functional in Bihar. If the liability is set aside then for the period the assessee was deprived of the amounts peremptorily recovered, the petitioner shall be entitled to claim interest from the department.” Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against IPS Amit Lodha In Disproportionate Asset Case, Directs State To Conclude Investigation In 6 Months Case Title: Amit Lodha vs The State Of Bihar LL Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 15 While rejecting Bihar Cadre Indian Police Service officer Amit Lodha's plea to quash the first information report related to a Disproportionate Asset case lodged against him by the Special Vigilance Unit, the Patna High Court has directed the SVU to take the investigation of this case to its logical end within six months Lodha, a 1998 batch IPS officer, currently posted as the Inspector General, State Crime Records Bureau, Bihar, Patna, had in December, 2022 filed a criminal writ petition before the court to quash the FIR lodged against him on December 7, 2022.