BIJENDRA @ BIJENDRA PD. YADAV vs THE STATE OF BIHAR — C.A. No. 1436 - 1437/2020

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Bijendra PD Yadav's appeal and set aside the High Court's dismissal of his writ petition on res judicata grounds. The Court held that the 2014 recovery order—passed after the appellant participated and presented his viewpoint—qualitatively differed from the initial 2011 notice, making the earlier unsuccessful challenge immaterial. The case was restored to the High Court's Single Judge for disposal on merits, with a direction to conclude proceedings within six months. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.