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Patna High Court

M/s Ram Nandan SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The court may permit the withdrawal of a civil writ petition and dismiss it as withdrawn.

Summary

M/s Ram Nandan Singh filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and its officials. The petitioner later approached the court seeking permission to withdraw the writ application, stating that the matter had become infructuous. The court, after hearing counsel, granted permission to withdraw. Consequently, the writ application was dismissed as withdrawn. The court also ordered that any pending applications, if any, be disposed of.

Issues considered

  • Whether a civil writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing

Subjects

  • civil writ jurisdiction
  • withdrawal of petition
  • procedural order
  • Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3270 of 2025
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                 M/s Ram Nandan Singh having its Corporate Office at Jhari House, Karma
                 Road, Aurangabad (Bihar) through its Proprietor Chanchala Devi, Female
                 aged about 69 Years, Wife of Late Ram Nandan Singh, Resident of Karma
                 Road, P.S. Aurangabad (Town), District-Aurangabad, Bihar.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Minor Water Resources
                 Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Engineer in Chief, Minor Water Resources Department, Government of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           3.    The Chief Engineer, Minor Water Resources Department, Government of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           4.    The Superintending Engineer Cum Technical Secretary, Minor Water
                 Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           5.    The Superintending Engineer, Minor Irrigation Circle, Patna.
           6.    The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Aurangabad, District-
                 Aurangabad, Bihar.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate
                 For the State          :      Mr. Saroj Kr. Sharma, AC to AAG-3
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                       and
                       HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
                                    ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

6   30-06-2026                     Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                   to withdraw the present writ application as the same has become

                   infructuous.
            Patna High Court CWJC No.3270 of 2025(6) dt.30-06-2026
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                                  2. Permission is granted.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present writ application stands

                      dismissed as withdrawn.

                                  4. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed

                      of.



                                                  (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                              (Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)
Anushka/-

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