THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH COLLECTOR, GAYA AND OTHER vs BHUNESHWAR BHUIYAN AND OTHER — 18/2023

Case under Code of Civil Procedure Section O41. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed and disposed off on 18th March 2026.

Case disposed

TITLE PARTITION APPEAL

CNR: BRGA010038852023

Filing Number

482/2023

Filing Date

05-Apr-2023

Registration No

18/2023

Registration Date

05-Apr-2023

Court

Gaya DJ Div.

Judge

1-Principal District and Sessions Judge

Decision Date

18-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed and disposed off

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure Section O41

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH COLLECTOR, GAYA AND OTHER

    Adv. MD. SHAFIQUUDDIN ANSARI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHUNESHWAR BHUIYAN AND OTHER

  2. 2.RAMRATI DEVI

  3. 3.SATYA DEVI

  4. 4.SAMPAT DEVI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

    Case Summary: The Principal District Judge of Gaya dismissed the State of Bihar's appeal and its petition for condonation of delay. The State had filed an appeal nearly 6 years after a lower court decreed a title suit in favor of the respondents, seeking to extend the statutory limitation period under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The court rejected the State's explanation that it learned of the judgment late through staff negligence, finding this constituted gross negligence rather than sufficient cause. Citing Supreme Court precedent, the court held that administrative lethargy cannot justify delay condonation, limitations serve public policy purposes, and litigants cannot be kept indefinitely uncertain. The appeal was accordingly dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District and Sessions Judge

  4. 12-Mar-2026

    Order

    Principal District and Sessions Judge

  5. 07-Mar-2026

    Hearing On Addmission

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  6. 21-Feb-2026

    Hearing On Addmission

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  7. 19-Feb-2026

    Hearing On Addmission

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  8. 07-Feb-2026

    Hearing On Addmission

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  9. 12-Dec-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  10. 10-Nov-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  11. 20-Sep-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  12. 06-Aug-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  13. 03-Jul-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  14. 18-Jun-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  15. 24-Apr-2025

    Hearing On Addmission

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  16. 24-Feb-2025

    addmission

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  17. 13-Jan-2025

    addmission

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  18. 09-Dec-2024

    addmission

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  19. 23-Oct-2024

    addmission

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  20. 13-Sep-2024

    addmission

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  21. 07-Aug-2024

    addmission

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  22. 12-Jul-2024

    addmission

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  23. 26-Jun-2024

    addmission

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  24. 29-May-2024

    addmission

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  25. 22-Apr-2024

    addmission

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  26. 13-Mar-2024

    addmission

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  27. 27-Feb-2024

    addmission

    Principal District and Sessions Judge

  28. 26-Feb-2024

    addmission

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  29. 03-Feb-2024

    addmission

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  30. 08-Jan-2024

    addmission

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  31. 22-Nov-2023

    addmission

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  32. 16-Oct-2023

    addmission

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  33. 11-Aug-2023

    addmission

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  34. 13-Jun-2023

    addmission

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  35. 22-May-2023

    addmission

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  36. 27-Apr-2023

    addmission

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  37. 10-Apr-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  38. 05-Apr-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 18/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Principal District Judge of Gaya dismissed the State of Bihar's appeal and its petition for condonation of delay. The State had filed an appeal nearly 6 years after a lower court decreed a title suit in favor of the respondents, seeking to extend the statutory limitation period under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The court rejected the State's explanation that it learned of the judgment late through staff negligence, finding this constituted gross negligence rather than sufficient cause. Citing Supreme Court precedent, the court held that administrative lethargy cannot justify delay condonation, limitations serve public policy purposes, and litigants cannot be kept indefinitely uncertain. The appeal was accordingly dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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