Sudha Devi And Ors vs Neeraj Kumar And Ors on 21 August, 2025
28. Mr. Trivedi further submitted that if the fact
comes to the notice of this Court, this Court is empowered to
declare these decisions per incurium. The learned senior counsel
referred to the decision of the learned Single Judge of this Court
in the case of Dr. Mithilesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar & Anr.,
reported in 1999(2)PLJR 259, wherein the learned Single Judge
considering a Division Bench judgment of this Court in
Kameshwar Pd. vs. State of Bihar in CWJC No. 4096/1995
concluded that the matter was not considered by the Division
Bench in its proper perspective and having regard to the law laid
down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the finding in the
judgment of Kameshwar (supra) was recorded per incurium and
was not binding precedent. The learned Single Judge further
held that in all probabilities, the Division Bench would have
followed the Supreme Court's judgments if its attention was
drawn to these decisions. Thus, Mr. Trivedi submitted that the
aforesaid judgments of three Benches of this Court will not have
any binding effect being per incurium for not considering the
law settled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.