Patna High Court

Ajay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 4 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Ajay Kumar, a headmaster, filed a civil writ petition challenging actions of the State of Bihar and related education authorities. The petitioner later informed the court that the matter had become infructuous and instructed his counsel to withdraw the writ. The respondent State was present before the court. The court considered the withdrawal request and, finding no further cause of action, dismissed the writ application as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original grievance were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on account of the petitioner's withdrawal

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
civil writ
education department

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16454 of 2024
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                  Ajay Kumar son of Ramanuj Sharma, resident of Village-Godiha, P.S.-
                  Parasbigha, District-Jehanabad at present Acting Headmaster of Yasomati
                  Sanskrit Primary cum High School, Belawarish, Goh, Aurangabad.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
                   Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Special Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The Special Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna.
            4.    The Chairman Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Bihar, Patna.
            5.    The Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Bihar, Patna.
            6.    The District Education Officer, Aurangabad.
            7.    The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Aurangabad.
            8.     Sri Sumant Kumar, Son of Nand Kishor Sharma, Resident of Mauri, P.S.-
                   Khirimore, Paliganj, District-Patna.
                                                                     ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s       :      Mr. Shivendra Prasad, Adv
                  For the State              :      Mr. Satya Vrat, AC to Government Pleader (10)
                  For the BSSB               :      Mr. Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Adv
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER
3    04-05-2026                          Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Shivendra

                    Prasad submits that the case has become infructuous, and

                    therefore, he is under instruction to withdraw the present writ

                    application.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State is present.

                                  3. As prayed for, the present writ application is

                    dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                   (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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