IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.698 of 2010 ***** 1. The State of Bihar through the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Enquiry Committee headed by the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, the Chairman of the Enquiry Committee, Patna. 3. The Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Magadh Pramandal, Gaya. 4. The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Nawada, District Nawada. 5. The First Medical Officer/In-charge Medical Officer, Sadar Prakhand, Nawada, District Nawada. 6. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. …. …. Appellants/Respondents Versus Vijay Kumar Sinha, Son of Late Sri Chhotelal, Resident of village Koasanara, Post Office Ekeara, Police Station Nalanda District Nalada at present residing in the campus of Blooming Rose Public High School, Transport Nagar, Kumhrar, Police Station Patrakar Nagar, Patna 800 026. …. …. Respondent/Petitioner ----------- 2. 16.4.2010. I.A. No. 3690 of 2010: This is an application for condonation of delay of 159 days in preferring the appeal. Having heard Mr. Arup Kumar Chongdar, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Raj Nandan Pd. Singh, learned counsel appearing for the sole respondent, we find sufficient cause does exist for condonation of delay and accordingly the delay in filing the appeal stands condoned. Interlocutory application stands disposed of. - 2 - L.P.A. No. 698 of 2010: As we have condoned the delay, we are inclined to take up the appeal for admission. Admit. As all the parties have been represented, no further notice need be issued. On consent of learned counsel for the parties, the appeal is finally heard. It is submitted at the Bar that the controversies raised in the present appeal are covered by the decision rendered in L.P.A. No. 1623 of 2009 and other connected matter decided on 11.2.2010. Recording such concession the appeal stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. A free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. A.K.Chongdar, learned counsel for the State to communicate it to the Chairman of the Committee. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)