Patna High Court

Surendra KumarversusThe Principal Secretary, Government of Bihar Co-Operative Societies

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ANIL KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the application and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Surendra Kumar, filed a civil writ application in the Patna High Court. Subsequently, he sought the court's permission to withdraw the application. The court considered its inherent power to allow withdrawal of pending applications. It held that there is no impediment to permitting a petitioner to withdraw a writ petition. Accordingly, the court granted the request and dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the pending civil writ application

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
inherent jurisdiction of court
civil writ jurisdiction
application dismissed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.181 of 2026
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                  Surendra Kumar son of Late Gayani Yadav, Resident of village- Dhibra P.O.-
                  Gurua P.S.- Gurua Block Gurua District- Gaya.

                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    The Principal Secretary, Government of Bihar Co-Operative Societies New
                  Secretariat, Patna, Bihar.
            2.    The Chairman Chilor Primary Agriculture Credit Co-Operative Society Ltd.
                  Gurua, District- Gaya.
            3.    The Joint Registrar Magadh Division Co-Operative Satieties, Bihar, Gaya.
            4.    The District Sahakarita Officer District- Gaya.
            5.    The Amit Kumar, Chairman Chilor PACS, son of Umesh Prasad, village
                  Gaya P.O.- Gurua, P.S. Gurua, Block Gurua, District- Gaya.
            6.    Smt. Kumari Kanti Sinha, Assistant Manager Chilor PACS, wife of Akhilesh
                  Prasad, Resident of village- Dhibra P.O.- Gurua P.S.- Gurua Block- Gurua
                  District-Gaya.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Deepak Sinha, Advocate
                                                 Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate
                  For the State          :       Mr. Rajesh Kr. Sinha, AC to GP-23
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    19-01-2026                   Mr. Deepak Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner

                    seeks permission to withdraw this application.

                                  2. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                             (Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
Siwani/-

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