Patna High Court

Abdul WahabversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: HARISH KUMAR

Holding

The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioners filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and related education authorities. During the proceedings, the petitioners, through counsel Mr. Sushil Kumar Jha, sought the court's permission to withdraw the writ petition. The court considered the request and allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the dispute were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of a pending writ petition

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil writ jurisdiction
patna high court

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19357 of 2025
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           1.     Abdul Wahab Son of Rustam Ali @ S.K. Rustam Ali @ Rustam resident of
                  village- Mathaur, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnea.
           2.    Md. Nasim Akhtar, Son of Md. Mukhtar, resident of village- Mathaur, P.S. -
                 Kasba, District- Purnea.
           3.    Md. Afroz Alam, Son of Md. Salim, resident of village- Mankaul Taranagar,
                 P.S.- Sri Nagar, District- Purnea.
           4.    Md. Rizwan Alam, Son of Md. Najibur Rahman, Resident of village-
                 Tikapur, P.S. - Kasba, District- Purnea.

                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
                 Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Special Director, Secondary Education (In-charge Madarsa), Education
                 Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           3.    That Bihar State Madarsa Education Board through its Secretary, 5,
                 Vidyapati Marg, Patna.
           4.    That Chairman, Bihar State Madarsa Education Board, 5, Vidyapati Marg,
                 Patna.
           5.    The Secretary, Bihar State Madarsa Education Board, 5, Vidyapati Marg,
                 Patna.
           6.    The District Education Officer, Purnea.
           7.    The Managing Committee of Madarsa Ashrafia Rahmania Mathaur, P.S.-
                 Kasba, District- Purnea, Madarsa No.- 318, through its Secretary.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s  :       Mr. Sushil Kumar Jha, Adv.
                 For the Respondent/s  :       Mr. Government Pleader (03)
                 For the Madarsa Board :       Mr. Shahzad Hassan Khan, Adv.
                                               Md. Aslam Ansari, Adv.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   19-01-2026                At the outset, Mr. Sushil Kumar Jha, learned

                   Advocate for the petitioners seek permission to withdraw the

                   present writ petition.

                              2. In view, thereof, the present writ petition stands
            Patna High Court CWJC No.19357 of 2025(3) dt.19-01-2026
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                      dismissed as withdrawn.

                                  3. Learned Advocate for the Madarsa Board is

                      present.



                                                 (Harish Kumar, J)
shivank/-

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