Patna High Court

Dhananjay Kumar VidyarthiversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 5 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The writ application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Dhananjay Kumar Vidyarthi, an assistant teacher, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court seeking relief against the State of Bihar and several education officials. The petition was listed before Justice Alok Kumar Sinha. During the hearing, the petitioner's junior counsel, Mr. S.B.K. Mangalam, informed the court that the petitioner had instructed him to withdraw the writ application. The respondent, the State of Bihar, was present and made no objection to the withdrawal. Accordingly, the court dismissed the writ application on the ground that it had been withdrawn by the petitioner.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be entertained when the petitioner seeks to withdraw it

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
civil procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16538 of 2017
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                  Dhananjay Kumar Vidyarthi Son of Late Kumar Sarangdhar Prasad Singh,
                  Resident of Village and P.O.- Moke, P.S.- Konch, District- Gaya, Presently
                  working as an Assistant Teacher, Middle School, Sowal, Anchal- Tekari,
                  District- Gaya.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna
            2.    The Lokayukat, Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of bihar, Patna.
            4.    The Director, Primary Education, Government of bihar, Patna.
            5.    The District Education Officer, Gaya, District- Gaya.
            6.    The District Programme Officer Establishment, Gaya, District- Gaya.
            7.    The Treasury Officer, Gaya, District- Gaya.
            8.    The Block Education Officer, Tekari, District- Gaya.
            9.     The Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Town Middle School, Tekari, District-
                   Gaya.
                                                                       ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Awnish Kumar, Adv
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Ac to Aag15
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER
8    05-02-2026                    Learned counsel Mr. Awnish Kumar junior counsel

                    to Mr. S.B.K. Mangalam appears for the petitioner and submits

                    that he is under instruction to withdraw the present writ

                    application.

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

                                3. As prayed for, this writ application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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