Patna High Court

Dr. Sandeep Pahal,versusThe Union of India

Decided: 16 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The court held that it may grant permission to withdraw the pending application and therefore dismissed it as withdrawn.

Summary

Dr. Sandeep Pahal filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the Union of India, the Ministry of Education, the University Grants Commission and Mahatma Gandhi Central University. The petitioner later sought permission to withdraw the pending application while reserving the right to initiate fresh proceedings on the same cause of action. The court examined whether it could grant such a withdrawal request. No substantive merits of the original petition were considered as the matter was procedural. The bench, after hearing counsel, granted liberty to withdraw the application. Accordingly, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the pending writ application and pursue fresh proceedings on the same cause of action

Subjects

withdrawal of application
civil writ jurisdiction
Patna High Court
procedural order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5386 of 2026
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                  Dr. Sandeep Pahal, Son of Shri. Shobir Singh, Resident of 306 Western
                  Kutchary Road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh- 250002.           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.     The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Education,
                   Department of Higher Education, Government of India, New Delhi.
            2.    The Secretary Ministry of Education, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan,
                  New Delhi-110001.
            3.    The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
                  New Delhi- 110002.
            4.    Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, through O.S.D. (Admin.), Post
                  Box No.- 1, District- East Champaran at Motihari.
            5.     Dr. Sanjay Shrivastava, The Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Central
                   University, Bihar, Post Box No.- 1, District- East Champaran at Motihari.
                                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr.Rakesh Kumar Sharma
                  For the Respondent/s   :      Dr. K.N. Singh
                                                Mr. Amarendra Nath Verma
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    16-04-2026                    This case has been listed under the heading ‘To Be

                    Mentioned’ at the instance of learned counsel for the petitioner.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                    to withdraw the present application with liberty to take fresh

                    steps on the same and similar cause of action.

                                3. Permission is granted.

                                4. Accordingly, this application is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                              (Ajit Kumar, J)
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