Patna High Court

The Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Ltd.versusM/s Patna Offset Press

Decided: 23 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD SONI SHRIVASTAVA

Holding

The appeal is held to be infructuous and is therefore disposed of.

Summary

The Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Ltd., represented by its Managing Director and Marketing Manager, appealed against M/s Patna Offset Press and its partners. Both parties jointly submitted that the appeal had become infructuous. The High Court noted the unanimous submissions and found no merit in proceeding further. Consequently, the Court disposed of the appeal on the ground that it was infructuous. No substantive factual or legal dispute was examined beyond the procedural status of the appeal.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal is infructuous and should be dismissed

Subjects

infructuous appeal
commercial dispute
appeal disposal
High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 COMMERCIAL APPEAL No.5 of 2026
                 ======================================================
           1.     The Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation Ltd. through its
                  Managing Director, Pathya Pustak Bhawan, Budh Marg, Patna-1.
           2.    The Managing Director, the Bihar State Text Book Publishing Corporation
                 Ltd., Pathya Pustak Bhawan, Budh Marg, Patna-1.
           3.    The Manager (Marketing and Sales), Sarva Shiksha, the Bihar State Text
                 Book Publishing Corporation Ltd., Pathya Pustak Bhawan, Budh Marg,
                 Patna-1.
                                                                             ... ... Appellants
                                                   Versus
           1.    M/s Patna Offset Press a registered partnership firm having its Registered
                 Office at-Naya Tola, Near Dharahara Kothi, P.S.-Kadam Kuan, P.O.-
                 Bankipore, District-Patna through one of its partners-Sri Amit Kumar Singh,
                 S/o Shri Ram Naresh Singh, resident of Mohalla-Naya Tola, Near Dharahara
                 Kothi, P.S.-Kadam Kuan, P.O.-Bankipore, District-Patna.
           2.    Sri Amit Kumar Singh, S/o Shri Ram Naresh Singh, partner of M/s Patna
                 Offset Press and resident of Mohalla-Naya Tola, Near Dharahara Kothi, P.S.-
                 Kadam Kuan, P.O.-Bankipore, District-Patna.
           3.    Smt. Supriti Singh, W/o Sri Shailesh Kumar Singh, partner of M/s Patna
                 Offset Press and resident of Mohalla-Naya Tola, Near Dharahara Kothi, P.S.-
                 Kadam Kuan, P.O.-Bankipore, District-Patna.
           4.     Sri Tushit Singh, S/o Late Sri Vinay Singh, partner of M/s Patna Offset Press
                  and resident of Mohalla-Naya Tola, Near Dharahara Kothi, P.S.-Kadam
                  Kuan, P.O.-Bankipore, District-Patna.
                                                                             ... ... Respondents
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Appellant/s    :       Mr. P.K. Shahi, Sr. Advocate
                                        :       Ms. Anukriti Jaipuriyar, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. N.K. Singh, Advocate
                                        :       Mr. Apurv Yash, Advocate
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD
                         and
                         HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
                                       ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

5   23-04-2026                  Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Senior counsel for the

                   appellants assisted by Ms. Anukriti Jaipuriyar, learned Advocate

                   and Mr. Apurv Yash, learned counsel for the respondents are

                   unanimous in their submissions that so far as this appeal is
          Patna High Court COMMERCIAL APP No.5 of 2026(5) dt.23-04-2026
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                   concerned, it has become infructuous.

                               2. Taking note of the submissions, this Court is

                   disposing of the present appeal as having become infructuous.



                                            (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)


                                                (Soni Shrivastava, J)
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