Patna High Court

Shiv FuelsversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 July 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH RAJ KUMAR

Holding

The petition is dismissed as not pressed upon the petitioner's withdrawal.

Summary

Shiv Fuels, a proprietorship, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging orders of the State Tax Department. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Abhinav Kumar, later moved the Court to withdraw the petition. The State, represented by Mr. AC to SC‑11, raised no objection to the withdrawal. The Court, after hearing, allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the writ petition as not pressed. No substantive merits of the tax dispute were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing and what procedural consequences follow

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
tax department
civil jurisdiction
petition dismissed

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13373 of 2025
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                  Shiv Fuels a Proprietorship having its office/ principal place of business at
                  P.S. Chandi, Post Jalalpur Tapa, Bhagwatpur, Bhojpur, Bihar, 802161. through
                  its sole Proprietor Rahul Ranjan Male Aged About 42 Years, son of Surith
                  Singh. Resident of. HO. NO-6/88, Road No.-6, P.S. Keshari Nagar. Phulwan
                  Keshari, District- Patna, Bihar-800024

                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through the Commissioner, Department of State Taxes,
                  Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Deputy Commissioner of State Tax. Shahabad Zone, Arrah. Bihar.
            3.    Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeal), Patna Western Division,
                  Patna.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Abhinav Kumar, Adv.
                  For the State          :       Mr. AC to SC-11
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJ KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH)

3    08-07-2026              The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw

                    the present writ petition, to which the learned counsel appearing

                    for the State has got no objection.

                    2.       Accordingly, the present writ petition stands dismissed as

                    not pressed.


                                             (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)


                                                ( Raj Kumar, J)
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