Patna High Court
Dauli KumariversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The writ application is disposed of as withdrawn.
Summary
Dauli Kumari filed a writ application seeking a mandamus directing the State authorities to appoint an Anganwadi sevika as per a district magistrate's memo dated 07/13, which had been pending for a long time. She later claimed the matter had become infructuous due to the passage of time and requested to withdraw the application. The court, without examining the merits, accepted the withdrawal request. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive order on the appointment was made.
Issues considered
- What procedural steps are required when a petitioner seeks to withdraw a pending writ application?
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- mandamus
- Anganwadi
- withdrawal of petition
- public welfare
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2075 of 2017
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Dauli Kumari Wife of Sanjiv Kumar, resident of Village- Adauri, P.S.
Purnahiya, District- Sheohar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary Social Welfare Department, Bihar,
Patna.
2. The Director Integrated Child Development Scheme, Old Secretariat, Patna.
3. The District Magistrate, Sheohar.
4. The Child Development Project Officer, Purnahiya, District- Sheohar.
5. The District Programme Officer, Sheohar.
6. Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Raj Adauri, District- Sheohar.
7. The District Programme Officer, Sheohar.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Devendra Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, GA-7
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
4 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondents.
2. The petitioner has filed the instant application for
the following relief(s) :-
“1. That by this writ application the petitioner
seeks indulgence of this Hon'ble Court inter-alia,
to issuence of writ in nature of mandamous or any
other appropriate writ/writs, order/orders,
direction/directions and commanding the
respondent authorities to make a direction for the
processes of an appointment of Anganwari sevika
within stipulated period with regard to the Memo
No. dated /07/13. issued by the District
Magistrate, Sheohar which was pending since
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long time and any other/others relief/reliefs as
your Lordships may deem fit and proper.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
matter raised in the instant application having become
infructuous with the passage of time, the petitioner does not
press the instant case and seeks permission to withdraw the
application.
4. In view of the above, without entering into the
merits of the case of the petitioner, the writ application stands
disposed of as withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Shiv/-
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