Patna High Court

Sanjay SinhaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 23 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sanjay Sinha, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and several officials. After filing, the petitioner sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition, stating that his grievances had already been redressed. The Court considered the request and noted that the petition had become infructuous. No substantive merits of the original petition were examined. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. The dismissal effectively closed the proceedings without any order against the respondents.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing
Whether the Court can dismiss a petition as withdrawn when it becomes infructuous

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil procedure
high court
infructuous

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12160 of 2025
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                   Sanjay Sinha Son of Late Surya Narayan Prasad, resident of Mohalla-
                   Chitragupta Nagar Near Shiv Mandir, Pokharia, Police Station - Begusarai,
                   District- Begusarai at present resident of Mohalla- Chitragupta Nagar, District
                   - Khagaria.

                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
             1.    The State of Bihar.
             2.    The Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Bihar,
                   Patna.
             3.    The Divisional Commissioner, Munger.
             4.    The District Magistrate, Khagaria.
             5.    The Deputy Collector, District Establishment, Khagaria.
             6.    The Circle Officer, Beldour Circle, Khagaria.
             7.    The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

                                                             ... ... Respondent/s
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                   Appearance :
                   For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr.Manoj Kumar Pandey, Adv.
                   For the Respondent/s   :      Mr.Government Pleader (27)
                   For the AG             :      Mr. Binod Kumar Labh, Adv.
                   ======================================================
                   CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                         ORAL ORDER

3     23-02-2026                 Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this

                     Court to withdraw the instant writ petition, stating that the

                     grievances of the petitioner has already been redressed.

                                 2. Dismissed as withdrawn on having become

                     infructuous.



                                                                             (Ajit Kumar, J)
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