Patna High Court

Ram Chandra Prasad,versusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NANI TAGIA

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ram Chandra Prasad, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging the actions of the State of Bihar and officials of the Public Health Engineering Department. During the hearing on 27-04-2026, the petitioner’s counsel sought the Court's permission to withdraw the petition. The Court examined the request and considered whether a petition can be withdrawn at its discretion. Permission to withdraw was granted by the Court. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn, and no merits of the original claims were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant permission to withdraw a civil writ petition filed by the petitioner

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
high court
petition dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16233 of 2021
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                  Ram Chandra Prasad, Son of Late Mohan Bhagat, Resident of Madhuban
                  Housing Complex, Lohiya Nagar, Kankarbagh, P.S. Patrakar Nagar, P.O.-
                  Lohiya Nagar, District-Patna.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of
                  Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The Joint Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of
                  Bihar, Patna.
            4.    The Executive Engineer, Public Health Design and Planning Division
                  Number-6 (Presenting Officer in the Departmental Proceeding No. 17/2020
                  before the Inquiry Commissioner), Patna.
            5.     Sri Pravin Kumar Gupta, the then Joint Secretary Public Health Engineering
                   Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. Presently posted as Joint
                   Secretary, Governor Secretariat, Bihari, Patna.
                                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :        Mr. Raj Nandan Prasad, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Vishesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Bhaskar Sandilya, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :        Mr. Arvind Ujjwal ( Sc4 )
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    27-04-2026                   Learned counsel for the petitioner seek permission to

                    withdraw the present petition.

                                  2. Permission is granted.

                                  3. As such, the present petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                 (Nani Tagia, J)
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