Patna High Court

Heeramuni DeviversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 16 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: RITESH KUMAR

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as it was not pressed due to the petitioner's failure to appear.

Summary

Heeramuni Devi filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court seeking relief against the State of Bihar and other officials. The petitioner failed to appear before the court on multiple dates, including 25-11-2024, 20-02-2024, and the scheduled hearing on 09-03-2026. Despite the court’s repeated directions to appear, no counsel or representative presented the petition. The court observed that the petition had not been pressed and, as a matter of procedural law, dismissed the writ petition. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Ritesh Kumar, with no substantive merits being considered.

Issues considered

Can a writ petition be dismissed for failure of the petitioner to appear and press the petition?

Subjects

writ petition
non-appearance
dismissal
civil writ jurisdiction
procedural default

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15792 of 2013
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                    Heeramuni Devi W/O Shivji Singh R/O Village Kharauni P.S. Charpokhari,
                    Distt.- Bhojpur At Ara                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
               1.    The State Of Bihar through the Director, I.C.D.S., Patna.
               2.   The Collector, Bhojpur At Ara
               3.   The District Program Officer D.P.O. Bhojpur
               4.   The Child Development Officer C.D.P.O., Charpokhari, Bhojpur
               5.    Shobha Devi W/O Gorakh Singh R/O Village Kanayee Kharauni P.O.
                     Dhurubdiha P.S. Charpokhari, Distt.- Bhojpur
                                                                   ... ... Respondent/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s   :        None
                    For the Respondent/s   :        Smt. Binita Singh, SC-28
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER

6    16-03-2026                     None appears for the petitioner. However, learned

                      counsel for the State is present.

                                  2. From order dated 25.11.2024, it appears that on the

                      said date also none had appeared for the petitioner to press the

                      writ petition. On 20.02.2024, also none appeared on behalf of

                      the petitioner to press the writ petition, however, as a last

                      indulgence, the matter was directed to be listed on 09.03.2026.

                                  3. Today when the matter has been called out, none

                      appears for the petitioner to press the writ petition.

                                  4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not

                      pressed.


                                                (Ritesh Kumar, J)
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