Patna High Court

Om RanjanversusThe State of Bihar

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Disposal: WITHDRAWN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

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh writ.

Summary

Om Ranjan filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Bihar and its agencies. The petitioner, through counsel, sought to withdraw the writ application and requested liberty to file a fresh petition. The court considered whether it could permit such withdrawal. The judge allowed the withdrawal, dismissing the present petition and granting liberty to file a new writ. Consequently, the case was closed without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner with liberty to file a fresh petition

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
civil procedure
high court
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20648 of 2025
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                  Om Ranjan Son of Sanjay Kumar, Resident of Shyam Nagar Niwas Dalmiyan
                  Compund, Lakhibagh, Near Bulla Sahid, P.S.- Manpur, District- Gaya.

                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, General
                  Administrative Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar,
                  Patna.
            3.    The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar,
                  Patna.
            4.    The Director, Secondary Education, Patna.
            5.    Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna through its Secretary.
            6.    The Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna.
            7.    The Secretary, Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh
                  For the Respondent/s   :     Mr.Government Pleader 17
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    05-01-2026                   Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is

                    under instruction to withdraw the present writ application with

                    liberty to file a fresh writ. Learned counsel for the B.P.S.C. and

                    learned counsel for the respondent-State of Bihar are present.

                                2. As prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioner,

                    this case is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh

                    writ.


sanjeev/-                                                     (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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