Patna High Court

Arvind Kumar Jha and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

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Disposal: WITHDRAWN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

Holding

The writ application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioners Arvind Kumar Jha, Sujit Kumar and Rajeev Ranjan filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and officials of the Education Department. The petition sought relief (unspecified in the excerpt) against the respondents. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners informed the court that they were instructed to withdraw the application. The respondents' counsel were present and no opposition was recorded. The court, noting the withdrawal, dismissed the writ application. The dismissal was entered as the petition was withdrawn.

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
civil procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16822 of 2017
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            1.     Arvind Kumar Jha son of Upendra Jha, Resident of Asharam Road, Ward
                   No. 10, Araria, District- Araria.
            2.    Sujit Kumar, son of Nirmal Kumar Yadav, At- Khavithri, P.O.- Dharhara,
                  P.S.- Banmankhi, District- Purnea.
            3.    Rajeev Ranjan, son of Late Dinesh Prasad Singh, At P.O.- Jorgama, P.S.-
                  Murliganj, District- Madhepura.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
            1.    The State Of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Education Department,
                  Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Deputy Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Patna.
            4.    The District Magistrate-cum- Chairman of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Araria.
            5.     The District Programme Officer, Bihar Education Project Council, Araria.
                                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Amit Kumar Singh, Adv
                  For the State            :       Mr.Madhaw Prasad Yadav -Gp23
                  For the BEPC             :       Mr. Girijish Kumar,Adv
                                                   Mr. Akash Anand, Adv
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER
5    05-01-2026                          Learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Amit

                    Kumar Singh submits that he is under instruction to withdraw

                    the present application.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State and

                    learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 are present.

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

                    withdrawn.


                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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