Patna High Court

Intezar AnjumversusThe State of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 24 February 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NANI TAGIA

Holding

The court may permit withdrawal of a pending petition and dismiss it as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Intezar Anjum, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court. During the proceedings, the petitioner sought the court's permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered its inherent authority to allow withdrawal of a pending petition. Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Prabhu Nath Pathak, made the application. The court granted the permission and ordered the petition to be dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claim were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the civil writ petition pending before the court

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
court discretion
procedural law

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5439 of 2019
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                  Intezar Anjum S/o Late Md. Wahid Res. of Vill.- Pua Kothi, P.S.-Kaler, Distt.-
                  Arwal
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar and Ors The State of Bihar.
            2.    The Secretary Rural Works Department, Bihar, Patna.
            3.     The Engineer - in - Chief, Rural works Department, Bihar, Patna.
                                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Prabhu Nath Pathak
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Kameshwar Prasad Gupta (Gp10)
                                                 Ms. Deepanjali Gupta, AC to GP- 10
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    24-02-2026                 Mr. Prabhu Nath Pathak, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition.

                                2. Permission is granted.

                                3. As such, the present petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                (Nani Tagia, J)
Siddharth
Sagar/-

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