Patna High Court

Gayatri DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ALOK KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

Petitioner Gayatri Devi, through counsel, indicated that she does not wish to pursue the writ petition filed in the Patna High Court. The court noted the petitioner's intention to withdraw the proceedings. Accordingly, the judges dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it was not pressed. No merits of the case were examined. The dismissal was entered as a procedural order.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be dismissed when the petitioner elects not to press the petition

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
non‑pressing
procedural dismissal
civil writ jurisdiction

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16672 of 2025
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                  Gayatri Devi W/o- Ashok Kumar Gupta, Resident of S.P. Ghosh Lane,
                  Govind Mitra Road, Pin- 800004, P.O- Bankipore, P.S.- Kadamkuan, Distt-
                  Patna, State- Bihar.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.    The Secretary/Additional Chief Secretary, Excise Department, Govt. of
                  Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The District Magistrate, Patna.
            4.    The Assistant Excise Commissioner, Excise, Patna.
            5.    The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.
            6.    The Officer-in-Charge of Excise Police Station, Patna.
                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Pramod Kumar Yadav, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr.Standing Counsel (13)
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH)

3    28-01-2026                   At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner

                    seeks not to press the present writ petition.

                                2. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands

                    dismissed as not pressed.



                                             (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)


                                             (Alok Kumar Pandey, J)
alok/shahzad-

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