PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14:
Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment dated 5.8.2024 passed in CWJC no.13405 of 2021 whereby the learned Single Judge taking note of the fact that the two retired District Judges namely Nawal Kishore Singh (appellant in LPA no.840 of 2024) and Paras Nath Roy, both continued to discharge function as Ombudsman, in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, restrained both from functioning as Ombudsman and proceeded to appoint Hon'ble Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J (retired) as Ombudsman with the observation that the new...