Patna High Court

Seema KumariversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 24 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RITESH KUMAR

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the writ petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Seema Kumari filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and several officials. The petitioner later sought the Court’s permission to withdraw the petition and pursue other legal remedies. The Court considered whether a writ petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner’s request. It held that the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the petition upon permission of the Court. Accordingly, the Court granted the request and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may withdraw the writ petition and have it dismissed.

Subjects

withdrawal of writ petition
civil writ jurisdiction
procedural law

Judgment

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4270 of 2026
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                    Seema Kumari Wife of Arbind Kumar Choudhary, Resident of Village-
                    Kusudhi, Ward No.8, P.O- Nad, P.S- Darigaon, District- Rohtas.

                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
               1.   The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Health Department,
                    Government of Bihar, Patna.
               2.   The Additional Secretary-cum-Executive Director, State Health Society,
                    Bihar, Patna.
               3.   The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram.
               4.   The Chief Medical Officer-cum-Civil Surgeon-cum-Member Secretary,
                    District Health Society, Rohtas at Sasaram.
               5.   The In-charge Medical Officer-cum-Primary Health Centre, Sadar Block,
                    Sasaram, District- Rohtas.
               6.   The Mukhia, Gram Panchayat, Karserua, Block- Sasaram, District- Rohtas.
               7.   Pooja Kumari, wife of Suray Narayan Choudhary, Resident of Village-
                    Kusudhi, P.O- Nad, P.S- Darigaon, District- Rohtas.

                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate
                    For the Respondent/s   :     Mr. Addl. Advocate General (05)
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER

2    24-03-2026                       Heard the parties.

                                  2. After some arguments, the learned counsel for the

                      petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition

                      for taking recourse as available in law.

                                  3. The permission, so sought for, is accorded.

                                  4. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.


                                               (Ritesh Kumar, J)
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