Patna High Court

Sohaib Alam and OrsversusThe Principal Secretary, Education Department and Ors

Decided: 8 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is held to be infructuous and is disposed of.

Summary

The petitioners filed a civil writ petition against officials of the Bihar Education Department. During the pendency of the case, developments occurred that rendered the petition ineffective. The petitioners' counsel moved that the case had become infructuous and sought its disposal. The court examined the claim of infructuity and, finding no further issue to be adjudicated, ordered the petition to be disposed of as infructuous. Consequently, the case was closed without any substantive judgment on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petition has become infructuous and should be dismissed?

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous petition
civil procedure
disposal

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14694 of 2017
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           1.     Sohaib Alam S/o Md. Tahir Hussain R/o Navtolia, P.O.- Rasauk, P.S.-
                  Morkahi, Distt.- Khagaria.
           2.    Ajay Kumar Nirala S/o Krishna Deo Prasad Singh R/o- P.O.- Harbhanga,
                 P.S. Lakhnaur, Distt. Madhubani.
           3.    Ajit Kumar S/o Jayprakash Singh At- Gandhinagar, P.O. P.S.- Pasraha, Distt-
                 Khagaria.
           4.    Dinesh Kumar S/o Janardahan Singh R/o- Devka, P.O.- Kaithi, P.S.-
                 Chaoulthu, Distt.- Khagaria.
           5.    Bibhuti Kr. Yadav S/o Anil Prasad Yadav R/o- Usri, P.O. P.S.- Gogri, Distt.
                 Khagaria.
           6.    Sabhapati Prasad Chaurasia S/o Srikant Chaurasia R/o- Gopalapur, P.S.
                 Maheshkhunt, Distt.- Khagaria.
           7.    Binita Kumari D/o-Ram Kumar Yadav R/o Khiradih, P.O.- Dumaria Bugurg,
                 Distt. Khagaria.

                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
           1.    The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           2.    The Special Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           3.    The Deputy Development Officer, Khagaria, Bihar.
           4.    The Deputy Development Officer, Khagaria, Bihar.
           5.    The Chief Executive Officer, Khagaria, Bihar.
           6.    The District Education Officer, Khagaria, District- Khagaria, Bihar.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr.Rajeev Kumar Singh, Adv
                 For the Respondent/s   :      Mr.Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey -Aag15
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   08-01-2026                    Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners Mr.

                   Rajeev Kumar Singh submits that on account of certain

                   developments during pendency of the present case, this case has

                   become infructuous and he accordingly prays that an
          Patna High Court CWJC No.14694 of 2017(5) dt.08-01-2026
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                    appropriate order be passed for disposing of the case.

                                2. Learned counsel for the State is present.

                                3. As prayed for, the present application is disposed of

                    as having become infructuous.



                                            (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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