Patna: The Patna High Court has fined Madhumesh Choudhary, a resident of Choudhary Market on Ashok Rajpath, Rs 10,000 for filing what it termed a frivolous and time-wasting petition in the case concerning the alleged fraudulent sale of Dr T.N. Banerjee’s bungalow in Patna.
A single bench of Justice Shailendra Singh dismissed Choudhary’s civil review petition, directing that the fine be deposited with the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee within four weeks. The court observed that the review plea had no legal merit and was filed only to delay proceedings.
The dispute centres on the ancestral bungalow of Dr T.N. Banerjee, one of Bihar’s most renowned physicians, located in the heart of the capital. On February 27, the High Court had stayed the sale of the property after Dr Banerjee’s granddaughters, Upasana Mukherjee and Chandana Chatterjee, both residents of Kolkata, filed an appeal seeking protection of their inheritance.
Represented by senior advocate Amit Srivastava and advocate Girish Pandey, the petitioners argued that forged documents were being used in an attempt to usurp the bungalow. They also reminded the court that Dr Banerjee had treated India’s first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, and that a major road in Patna bears his name.
The High Court found no substantive legal grounds in Choudhary’s review petition and noted that it was an attempt to “unnecessarily obstruct the judicial process.” Consequently, the court reaffirmed the earlier stay order and imposed the penalty for abuse of court procedure.
