Patna High Court

Birendra ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 5 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The petition was stood disposed upon the petitioner's request for withdrawal.

Summary

Birendra Thakur filed a civil writ petition challenging actions of the Circle Officer, Chakia, and other officials of the Bihar government. The petitioner sought to withdraw the writ petition while retaining the right to pursue other appropriate remedies against the impugned action. The court considered the petitioner's request for withdrawal. No substantive issues on the merits were addressed. The court ordered that the writ petition stand disposed.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may withdraw a writ petition while preserving the right to seek other remedies

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil writ jurisdiction
land reforms
administrative law

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                    Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20051 of 2025
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                     Birendra Thakur S/o- Late Bhagelu Thakur Resident of Village- Bediban
                     Madhuban, Post-Damodarpur, P.S.-Pipra, Anchal - Chakia, District-East
                     Champaran, Motihari.
                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
               1.     The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms,
                      Goverment of Bihar, Patna.
               2.    The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Goverment of Bihar,
                     Patna.
               3.    The District Collector, East Champaran, Motihari.
               4.    The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, East Champaran, Motihari.
               5.    The Circle Officer, Block- Chakia, District- East Champaran.
               6.     Rahul Kumar Singh S/o- Late Sushil Singh, Resident of Village-Bediban
                      Madhuban, Post- Damodarpur, P.S.- Pipra, Anchal - Chakia, District- East
                      Champaran, Motihari.
                                                                          ... ... Respondent/s
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                     Appearance :
                     For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Sumit Kumar Gupta, Advocate
                     For the Respondent/s   :       Mr.Pratik Kumar, AC to GA 11
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                     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                           ORAL ORDER

2       05-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                       petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

                                   2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                       petitioner seeks to withdraw the present writ petition with a

                       liberty to avail appropriate remedy against the impugned action

                       of the Circle Officer, Chakia (East Champaran).

                                   2. The present writ petition is accordingly stand

                       disposed of.


                                                (Purnendu Singh, J)
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