Patna High Court

Ajit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 July 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ACTING RANJAN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous.

Summary

Ajit Kumar filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar, several officials of the Rural Works Department, and two private individuals. The petitioner sought relief, but later counsel informed the court that the petition had become infructuous. The court examined the claim of infructuity and found no further cause of action remaining. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ application as infructuous. All pending applications, if any, were also ordered to stand disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is infructuous and should be dismissed

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
infructuous petition
petition dismissed
Patna High Court

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17415 of 2025
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                 Ajit Kumar Son of Ardhya Prasad, Residence of Village- Ratan Tola,
                 Mahinawa, P.O.- Maner, P.S- Maner, Dist- Patna, Bihar.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar.
           2.    The Engineer in Chief, the Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           3.    The Chief Engineer- 1, The Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           4.    The Superintendent Engineer, The Rural Works Department, Government of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           5.    The Executive Engineer, The Works Division, Danapur, Patna.
           6.    Sanjay, Son of Kishun Chandra Singh, Resident of Village House No. A/ 1
                 Rajeev Nagar, More, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, P.O.- Lohjia Nagar, P.S.
                 Patrkarnagar, Kankarbagh, Patna 800020 Bihar. Director of Ranjan Engicon
                 Private Limited. (BID ID 621921).
           7.    Sanjay Kumar Singh, Son of not known, Resident of Village- Rasalpul,
                 Syadpur, Bajid, Bhikhampura, P.S Mushari, District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar
                 842002 (Bid ID 622634).

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr.Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s     :     Mr. Standing Counsel (11)
                                                Mr. Ravish Chandra, AC to SC 11
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                         and
                         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

2   08-07-2026                      Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   present writ application has become infructuous.

                               2.       In view of the aforesaid statement, this writ

                   application stands disposed of as having become infructuous.
               Patna High Court CWJC No.17415 of 2025(2) dt.08-07-2026
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                                     3. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand

                         disposed of.



                                                     (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                                 ( Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)
veena/sujit-

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