Patna High Court

Awadhesh Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 10 April 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application if any claim survives.

Summary

Awadhesh Prasad Singh filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging certain actions of the State of Bihar and officials of Magadh University. The petitioner alleged grievances that he claimed had been largely redressed by the respondents. During the hearing on 10-04-2026, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the remaining issues were resolved and he was instructed to withdraw the writ application. The State's counsel was present and no objection was raised to the withdrawal. The court, accepting the petitioner's request, disposed of the case as withdrawn, granting liberty to file a fresh writ if any claim remains. No substantive adjudication on the merits was made.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be dismissed on the petitioner's request for withdrawal after partial redress of grievances

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition
redress of grievances
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6098 of 2022
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                  Awadhesh Prasad Singh S/o-Munarik Singh Resident of Shashtri Nagar West,
                  Gaya, P.S.-Rampur, District-Gaya.
                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of
                   Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar,
                  Patna.
            3.    The Director, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            4.    The Magadh University, Bodh Gaya through its Registrar.
            5.    The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.
            6.    The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.
                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Ritesh Kumar
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr.Jitendra Kr. Roy 1 (SC13)
                                                 Mr.Bijay Bhushan Prasad, AC to SC 13
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

10   10-04-2026                   Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that most of

                    the grievances of the petitioner have been redressed and therefore he

                    is under instruction to withdraw the present writ application.

                                2. Learned counsel for the State is present.

                                3. As informed by learned counsel for the petitioner that

                    most of the grievances of the petitioner have been redressed, the case

                    is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner that in case

                    there are some surviving claims, then he can agitate the same later by

                    filing a fresh writ application.



                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
kundan/-
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