Patna High Court

Jai Maa Vindhyavashni (Joint Venture)versusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 July 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ACTING RANJAN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The writ application was dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Jai Maa Vindhyavashni (Joint Venture) filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Rural Works Department. The petitioner sought relief, but counsel later informed the court that the writ application had become infructuous. The court, after noting the submission, held that the application could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous. No further orders were made and any pending applications, if any, were also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the writ application should be entertained when it has become infructuous

Subjects

civil writ
infructuous
petition dismissed
Patna High Court

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16425 of 2025
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                 Jai Maa Vindhyavashni (Joint Venture) having its Registered Office at
                 Kshatriya Nagar, Aurangabad, P.S. Aurangabad, District Aurangabad through
                 its Authorized Representative Kishore Kumar Singh, Male, aged about 51
                 years, Son of Late Jawala Prasad Singh, Resident of Kshatriya Nagar,
                 Aurangabad, P.S. Nagar, District Aurangabad, Bihar.

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s

                                                        Versus


           1.    The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Works
                 Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Engineer In-Chief, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           3.    The Chief Engineer-2, Gaya, Rural Works Department, Government of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           4.    The Superintending         Engineer,    Works   Circle Aurangabad,      District
                 Aurangabad, Bihar.
           5.    The Executive Engineer, Works Division Daudnagar, Rural Works
                 Department, Government of Bihar.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :        Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :        Mr. S.D. Sanjay, Advocate General
                                                 Mr. Rahul Kumar, AC to AG
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                         and
                         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

3   08-07-2026                 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   present writ application has become infructuous.

                               2. In view of the aforesaid statement, this writ

                   application stands disposed of as having become infructuous.
               Patna High Court CWJC No. 16425 of 2025(3) dt.08-07-2026
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                                     3. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand

                         disposed of.



                                                     (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                                 ( Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)
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