Bipin Kumar Baidya vs State Of Bihar And Ors.

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's earlier writ petition, which was dismissed as not pressed, should have been considered on merits due to the special circumstances, particularly as other similarly situated clerks were reinstated. The Court emphasized that the High Court should have either dealt with the writ petition on its merits or converted it into a review petition. Consequently, the Court set aside the High Court's order and directed it to decide the matter within two months, allowing the appeal with costs.