Patna High Court

Anita MehtaversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 31 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Anita Mehta filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and officials of the Secondary Education Department. The petition was listed for hearing on 31 January 2026. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Siyasharn Shahi, informed the court that the petitioner wished to withdraw the writ application. The respondent's counsel was present. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing and what procedural steps are required

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil writ jurisdiction
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17012 of 2017
                  ======================================================
                  Anita Mehta W/o Vijay Kumar Sinha Resident of Mohalla - DIET Campus
                  Panchayati Akhara, Gaya, District - Gaya.

                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    The State Of Bihar
            2.    The Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar,
                  Patna.
            3.    The Dy. Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Govt. of
                  Bihar, Patna.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :    Mr.Shally Kumari
                  For the Respondent/s   :    Mr.Madanjeet Kumar -Gp20
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    31-01-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Siyasharn

                    Shahi, submits that he is under instruction to withdraw the

                    present writ application. The learned counsel for the State is

                    present.

                                As prayed for, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.


                                                            (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

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