Patna High Court

Sona DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 31 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: A ABHISHEK REDDY

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioners' grievance has been redressed.

Summary

The petitioners, Sona Devi, Raghwendra Kumar and Umesh Prasad, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against several state authorities. Their counsel submitted that the grievance underlying the petition had already been redressed. The court, after considering this submission, found that there was no remaining issue to adjudicate. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous. No further orders or directions were made.

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
civil writ jurisdiction
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14787 of 2025
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           1.     Sona Devi W/o- Ramesh Kumar Singh, R/o- Village- Khajuria Road,
                  Maranpur, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Gaya.
           2.    Raghwendra Kumar, S/o- Abhay Kumar, R/o- Village- Chandauti, Road No.-
                 2, Medical Road, Magadh Colony, P.S.- Magadh Medical, District- Gaya.
           3.    Umesh Prasad, S/o- Mago Gope, R/o- Mohalla- A.P. Colony, Near- Power
                 Grid (Chiraiyatand), P.S.- Rampur, District- Gaya.

                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Additional Principal Secretary, Dpt. of
                 Building Construction, Bihar at Patna.
           2.    The Additional Chief Secretary, Dpt. of Urban Development and Housing
                 Department, Government of Bihar at Patna.
           3.    The Commissioner, Magadh Range, Bihar at Gaya.
           4.    The District Magistrate, Gaya.
           5.    The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Gaya.
           6.    The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Dpt. of Building Construction,
                 Gaya.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Onkar Nath, Advocate.
                 For the Respondent/s   :      Mr. Government Advocate (09)
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
                                    ORAL ORDER

3   31-03-2026                   Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioners has stated that the grievance of the petitioners

                   has been redressed and nothing remains to the adjudicated

                   in the present writ petition.

                                 2. Having regard to the above made submission,
           Patna High Court CWJC No.14787 of 2025(3) dt.31-03-2026
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                     the present writ petition stands dismissed as having become

                     infructuous.



                                                         (A. Abhishek Reddy, J)
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