Patna High Court

Suresh Chandra Mishr @ Suresh Chandra MishraversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

A group of ten teachers and staff members filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar’s Education Department and the Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board. The petitioners sought relief for grievances relating to their employment and the administration of Sanskrit education. During the pendency of the writ, the petitioners’ counsel informed the court that the grievances had been resolved and the petitioners no longer wished to pursue the case. Accordingly, the petitioners moved to withdraw the writ application. The court, after hearing both sides, accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the writ as withdrawn. No substantive adjudication on the merits of the petition was made.

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
education law
Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board
employment grievance

Judgment

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                    Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11793 of 2025
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1.    Suresh Chandra Mishr @ Suresh Chandra Mishra Son of Dev Kumar
      Mishra, Resident of Maruti Nagar, Ara, P.S.-Ara Town, District- Bhojpur,
      Assistant Teacher in Aadarsh Sanskrit High School, Kurmawan, Konch,
      District- Gaya.
2.   Brij Kishor Mishr, Son of Late Devdatt Mishra, Resident of Village- Bali,
     P.S.- Konch, District-Gaya, Assistant Teacher in Aadarsh Sanskrit High
     School, Kurmawan, Konch, District- Gaya.
3.   Shyamakant Mishr, Son of Late Devnandan Mishra, At and P.O. Tekari, P.S.-
     Tekari, District- Gaya, Assistant Teacher in Aadarsh Sanskrit High School,
     Kurmawan, Konch, District- Gaya.
4.   Krishnakant Mishr, Son of Late Rambriksh Prasad, At and P.O. Kurmavan,
     P.S.- Konch, District-Gaya, Assistant Teacher in Aadarsh Sanskrit High
     School, Kurmawan, Konch, District- Gaya.
5.   Baliram Pathak, Son of Brij Bihari Pathak, Village- Barshinba, P.S.- Alipur,
     District- Gaya, Assistant Teacher in Sri Niwas Sankrit High School Gayatri
     Ghat, District- Gaya.
6.   Prannath Mishr, Son of Late Krishna Prasad Mishra, At and P.O -Tekari,
     District- Gaya, the Assistant Teacher in Raj Sanskrit Prathmik Vidyalaya
     Tikari, Gaya, District- Gaya.
7.   Bibhuti Bhushan Mishr, Son of Jagdatta Mishra, At and P.O. Puna, P.S.-
     Tekari, District- Gaya, Assistant Teacher in Sada Niwash Sanskrit Prathmik
     Vidyalaya Piparpanti, Gaya, District-Gaya.
8.   Madhuri Devi, Wife of Late Devraj Mishra, Resident of Village- Tepa, P.S.-
     Tekari, District-Gaya, Ex-Headmaster in Aadarsh Sanskrit High School,
     Kurmawan, Konch, District- Gaya.
9.   Baghesh Pathak, Son of Late- Ramnandan Pathak, At and P.O.- Dadar, P.S.-
     Goh, District- Aurangabad, Clerk in Aadarsh Sanskrit High School,
     Kurmawan, Konch, District- Gaya.
10. Sudama Devi, Wife of Late Arjun Sharma, Village- Pathraur, P.S.- Paraiya,
    District- Gaya, Clerk in Aadarsh Sanskrit High School, Kurmawan, Konch,
    District- Gaya.

                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                    Versus
1.   The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary/ Additional Chief
     Secretary, Education Department of Education, Government of Bihar,
     Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
2.   The Special Director, Secondary Education, Incharge Sanskrit Education,
     Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
3.   The Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, through its Secretary, Patna.
4.   The Chairman, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna.
5.   The Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna.
           Patna High Court CWJC No.11793 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026
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               6.   The District Education Officer, Gaya, District- Gaya.
               7.   The District Programme Officer, Establishment, District- Gaya.

                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s   :        Mr.Suresh Kumar Ishwar
                    For the Respondent/s   :        Mr.Government Pleader (16)
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                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER

3    22-01-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                      counsel for the State.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the petitioners – Mr. Suresh

                      Kumar Ishwar fairly submits that during pendency of the instant

                      writ application, the grievances / claim of the petitioners have

                      been redressed and does not want to prosecute the instant writ

                      petition and hence, he prays for withdrawal of the case.

                                  3. The present writ application stands dismissed as

                      withdrawn.



                                                  (Ajit Kumar, J)
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