Patna High Court

Anil Kumar TiwariversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 10 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The court held that it may permit the withdrawal of a pending application when it has become infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Dinesh Dinkar, filed a civil writ application before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the application, the petitioner sought the court's permission to withdraw it, claiming that the matter had become infructuous. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted a request for withdrawal. The court considered whether it could grant permission to withdraw a pending application. Finding that the application was indeed infructuous, the court granted the request. Consequently, the application was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the court may grant permission to withdraw a pending civil writ application on the ground that it has become infructuous

Subjects

withdrawal of application
infructuous
civil writ jurisdiction
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22284 of 2018
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                  Dinesh Dinkar S/o-Suresh Paswan, Resident of Village-Kaazichak, P.O.-
                  Ratanpura, P.S.-Ratanpura, District-Munger.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State Of Bihar and Ors
            2.    The Director Secondary Education Government of Bihar, Budha Marg,
                  Patna.
            3.    The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger Division Munger.
            4.    The District Education Officer, Munger.
            5.     Pankaj Ranjan S/o-Uday Shankar Singh, Resident of Village P.O.-Kurkuri,
                   P.S.-Paliganj, District-Patna.
                                                                       ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr. Shyama Kant Singh
                  For the Respondent/s   :     Mrs. Shilpa Singh- Ga12
                                               Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Jha
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    10-03-2026                    This case has been listed under the heading ‘To Be

                    Mentioned’ at the instance of learned counsel for the petitioner.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw this application, submitting that during the pen-

                    dency of this application it has become infructuous.

                                3. Permission is granted.

                                4. Accordingly, this application is disposed of as hav-

                    ing become infructuous.



                                                      (Ajit Kumar, J)
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