IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA NO.300 OF 2010 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Patna Division, Patna. …Appellants/Respondents. Versus 1. Sachchidanand, son of Baikunth Singh, resident of village Terhari, Police Station Naubatpur, District-Patna. 2. Ram Sidhi Maharaj, son of Sri Kinkar Maharaj, resident of village Bela, Police Station Naubatpur, District-Patna. 3. Vijay Bhushan Prasad, son of Sri Ramautar Sharma, resident of Mohalla Math Lakshmanpur (Guljarbagh), Police Station Alamganj, District-Patna. 4. Lalan Singh, son of Late Ramchandra Singh, resident of Village Kamta, Police Station Hilsa, District-Nalanda. 5. Sahja Nand Kumar, son of Late Chandrika Singh, resident of village Goay, Police Station Naubatpur, District-Patna. 6. Dasu Chaudhary, son of Shri Hira Chaudhary, resident of village Motipur, Police Station Naubatpur, District-Patna. …. Respondents/Petitioners. ----------- 02. 15.02.2010 I.A.No.1460 of 2010 This is an application for condonation of delay of 47 days in preferring the appeal. Having heard Mr. Arup Kumar Chongdar, learned counsel for the State and Mr. R.K.Shukla learned counsel along with Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents, we are of the considered opinion that sufficient grounds do exist and, accordingly, the delay in filing the - 2 - appeal stands condoned. The interlocutory application is, accordingly, allowed. L.P.A.No.300 of 2010 As we have condoned the delay we are inclined to take up the appeal for the purpose of admission. We have heard learned counsel for the parties for the purposes of final disposal at motion stage. Learned counsel for the parties fairly stated that the controversy is covered by the decision rendered in L.P.A.No.1623 of 2009. In view of the aforesaid, the present appeal stands disposed of in terms of the order passed in the LPA No.1623 of 2009. There shall be no order as to costs. Sunil (Dipak Misra, C.J.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)