SHEO NARAIN BERIYA . vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 5220/2009

Case Summary: C.A. No. 005220/2009 — Sheo Narain Beriya v. State of Bihar Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's order dated 03.11.2006, and directed that the legal representatives of the deceased fourth respondent (Ramachandra Singh) be brought on record. The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh hearing and disposal after providing due notice to these legal representatives. Key Issue: The High Court had erred by dismissing two appeals without allowing the deceased respondent's legal representatives to be substituted in the proceedings. The court found the High Court's assumption—that the deceased had no interest merely because he failed to challenge a Collector's 1979 order—was baseless and failed to address the legal questions of whether the cause of action survived and who were the proper legal representatives. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.