Patna High Court

Raghuvansh Prasad YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 4 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: A ABHISHEK REDDY

Holding

The Court granted permission to withdraw the writ petition and allowed the petitioner liberty to file a Public Interest Litigation.

Summary

Raghuvansh Prasad Yadav filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar, the District Magistrate of Khagaria, and the North Bihar Power Distribution Company. The petitioner later sought the Court's permission to withdraw the writ petition and to be allowed to file a Public Interest Litigation on the same subject matter. The Court examined whether a petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a pending writ petition and be granted liberty to initiate a PIL. No substantive merits of the original petition were adjudicated. The Court held that the petitioner’s request was permissible and granted the withdrawal. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, with liberty to file a PIL.

Issues considered

Whether a petitioner may be permitted to withdraw a pending writ petition and be granted liberty to file a Public Interest Litigation.

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
public interest litigation
civil writ jurisdiction
patna high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6885 of 2026
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                  Raghuvansh Prasad Yadav S/o Bhola Prasad Yadav, R/o Gandhinagar
                  Khagaria, Ward no 14, Post Khagaria, PS Khagaria, Khagaria, Pin Code
                  851204.

                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
             1.   The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Energy,
                  Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
             2.   The District Magistrate, Collectorate, Khagaria, District Khagaria, Bihar.
             3.   The Electrical Executive Engineer, North Bihar Power Distribution
                  Company Limited (NBPDCL), Khagaria Division, District Khagaria, Bihar.

                                                            ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr.Kishore Kunal, Adv.
                  For the Respondent/s   :      Mr.Additional Advocate General (13)
                                                Mr. Pratiyush Kr., AC to SC
                  For the Resp. No. 3           Mr. Vivek Pd., Adv.
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    04-05-2026                 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                    seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with

                    liberty to file a Public Interest Litigation.

                                2. Permission is granted.

                                3. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of

                    with the aforesaid liberty.



                                                          (A. Abhishek Reddy , J)
Bhardwaj/-

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