This weekly round-up collects Patna High Court decisions covered by Legal Republic in the selected week. Each entry gives the court, case name or citation, a short holding, and a link to the full article.
Decisions Covered
Ankit Kumar Sharma & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Anr., Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 1011 of 2024
Patna High Court set aside cognizance taken by a Special SC/ST Court, finding the FIR was lodged by a domestic caretaker at her landlord's behest to wreck vengeance on the accused family.
Read full articleSiya Singh v. The State of Bihar, Letters Patent Appeal No. 827 of 2025 and Letters Patent Appeal No. 829 of 2025
The Division Bench held that a Single Judge cannot grant relief that effectively nullifies an unchallenged Labour Court reinstatement award, and that the Certificate Officer acted ultra vires by recalling a recovery warrant without payment.
Read full articleJagarnath Thakur v The State of Bihar, Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 620 of 2024
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo held that a 1984 government letter cannot override the Bihar Prison Manual 2012 or Section 433A of the CrPC on premature release eligibility.
Read full articleAarpee Infra Projects (P) Ltd. v. The State of Bihar & Ors., Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13104 of 2025
A Division Bench of the Patna High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging anticipated disqualification in Bihar PHED tenders, holding that no concluded administrative action existed and the petitioner had waived its opportunity by not bidding even after interim protection was granted.
Read full articlePitamber Jha v. State of Bihar & Ors., Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 12043 of 2022
Justice Ritesh Kumar held that the State's Pay Verification Cell could not slash a retired university employee's pay scale without notice, and directed refund of Rs 22,08,744 adjusted from his post-retirement dues.
Read full articleSanjay Kumar v The State of Bihar & Ors., CWJC No. 3121 of 2026
The Patna High Court, invoking Articles 14 and 21, pressed Bihar's Agriculture Department to reach farmers who missed the DBT portal deadline for Kharif 2025 crop damage relief.
Read full articleRitesh Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors., Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5041 of 2025
A Class-III contractor sought to compel Bihar's Rural Works Department to carve out 15% of tender works for unemployed engineers; the Division Bench declined, holding that tender structuring is an executive policy domain.
Read full articleWeekly Index
| Case | Citation | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Ankit Kumar Sharma & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Anr. | Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 1011 of 2024 | criminal appeal |
| Siya Singh v. The State of Bihar | Letters Patent Appeal No. 827 of 2025 and Letters Patent Appeal No. 829 of 2025 | letters patent appeal |
| Jagarnath Thakur v The State of Bihar | Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 620 of 2024 | criminal appeal |
| Aarpee Infra Projects (P) Ltd. v. The State of Bihar & Ors. | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13104 of 2025 | writ petition civil |
| Pitamber Jha v. State of Bihar & Ors. | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 12043 of 2022 | writ petition civil |
| Sanjay Kumar v The State of Bihar & Ors. | CWJC No. 3121 of 2026 | writ petition civil |
| Ritesh Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors. | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5041 of 2025 | writ petition civil |