Patna High Court

Ram Narayan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

The writ petition is infructuous and is therefore disposed of.

Summary

Ram Narayan Singh filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials alleging a grievance. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner’s grievance was resolved. The petitioner’s counsel requested disposal of the writ on this basis. The court held that since the grievance was already redressed, the writ petition had become infructuous. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition without further hearing.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the ground that the petitioner’s grievance has already been redressed?

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous
petition disposed
grievance redressed
civil writ

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18281 of 2016
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                  Ram Narayan Singh son of late Ramashray Singh Resident of Village- Marar,
                  P.O.- Chorama, P.S. and Anchal Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan at Present
                  Posted as Working as a Panchayat Teacher in Belaha Araji, Anchal-
                  Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan.

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    The District Magistrate, Siwan.
            3.    The District Programme Officer, (Primary Education Sarva Siksha Abhiyan)
                  Siwan.
            4.    The Block Development Officer, Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan.
            5.    The Block Education Officer, Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan.
            6.    The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Raj, Balhan Araji, Anchal Bhagwanpur Hat,
                  District- Siwan.
            7.    The Panchayat Raj Balhan Araji, Anchal Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan.
            8.    The Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Bihar, Patna.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :     Mr. Ram Vinay Pd. Singh, A.C. to G.A.XII
                  For respondnet No.3    :     Mr. Grijesh Kumar, Advocate
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

10   05-01-2026                    Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                    grievance of the petitioner already stands redressed during the

                    pendency of the present writ application. He, therefore, prays

                    that this writ application may be disposed of accordingly.

                                2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State is present.

                                3. In view of the fact that the grievance of the

                    petitioner already stands redressed during the pendency of the

                    writ application, the present writ application has now become
            Patna High Court CWJC No.18281 of 2016(10) dt.05-01-2026
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                     infrucutous, and therefore, it is accordingly disposed of.



                                                                (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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