Patna High Court FA No.927 of 1978 (47) dt.19-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA First Appeal No.927 of 1978 ====================================================== State Of Bihar .... .... Appellant/s Versus Smt. Rukmini Devi @Ruka Devi .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jc To Gp3 For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. NATH ORAL ORDER 47 19-06-2012 The First Appeal No. 927 of 1978 had been filed by the State of Bihar against the judgment and award passed in the Land Acquisition Case. However, by order dated 3-11-1997 the appeal was dismissed as not pressed in view of the submission on behalf of the appellant on the basis of the policy decision not to press appeal in Land Acquisition cases upto the valuation of Rs.25000/- However, a cross-objection has been filed on behalf of the sole respondent through Mr.O.P. Agarwal, advocate, but the said learned counsel has not filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the sole respondent and the matter was placed by the office for direction to the said learned counsel to file Vakalatnama on behalf of the sole respondent. 2.On 18-6-2012 nobody appeared on behalf of the sole respondent. Today also nobody appeared on behalf of the sole respondent. However, the sole respondent is allowed two weeks’ Patna High Court FA No.927 of 1978 (47) dt.19-06-2012 time to take steps which may include filing Vakalatnama by Mr. O.P.Agarwal through whom cross-objection has been filed in order to remove the defect in the cross-objection as pointed by the office, failing which the cross-objection shall stand rejected without further reference to the bench. B.Roy/- (V. Nath, J)