Patna High Court

Chitranjan SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RITESH KUMAR

Holding

The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the grievance had been redressed.

Summary

The petitioner, Chitranjan Sharma, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Road Construction Department, alleging a grievance related to road works. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the grievance had been satisfactorily redressed. On that basis, the counsel submitted that the petition had become infructuous. The court examined the submission and found no reason to continue the proceedings. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the ground that the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed and the petition has become infructuous

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
dismissal
civil writ jurisdiction
road construction grievance

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18592 of 2023
                    ======================================================
                    Chitranjan Sharma Son of Late Nathuni Sharma Resident of Mohalla-Near
                    Bulla Shahid, Lakhibag, Manpur, Police Station-Muffasil, District-Gaya.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
               1.    The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Road
                     Construction Department of Bihar, Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road,
                     Patna.
               2.   The Additional Chief Secretary, Road Construction Department of Bihar,
                    Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.
               3.   The Additional Secretary, Road Construction Department of Bihar,
                    Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.
               4.   The Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction Department Govt. of Bihar,
                    Patna.
               5.    The Deputy Secretary, Road Construction Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
                                                                          ... ... Respondent/s
                    ======================================================
                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Vipin Kmar Singh, Advocate
                                           :       Mr. Manish Prakash, Advocate
                    For the State          :       Mr. Shiv Kumar, AC to GA-3
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER
2    13-02-2026                       Heard the parties.

                                    2. Learned counsel Mr. Vipin Kumar Singh, appearing

                      on behalf of Mr. Manish Prakash, learned counsel for the

                      petitioner, submits that he has received instructions that the

                      grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. Therefore, the

                      writ petition has become infructuous.

                                    3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed

                      as having become infructuous.


                                                (Ritesh Kumar, J)
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