Patna High Court

Chandra Maulesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: NANI TAGIA

Holding

The writ petition was held to be infructuous and was disposed of.

Summary

The petitioner, Chandra Maulesh Kumar, filed a civil writ petition seeking relief against several state authorities and cooperative bodies. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the relief sought had already been granted by the respondents. The court considered whether the petition remained maintainable after the grant of relief. Finding that the petition was now moot, the court held it to be infructuous. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of without further orders.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition is maintainable when the relief sought has already been granted by the respondents

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
relief granted
civil procedure
petition disposed

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7787 of 2021
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                  Chandra Maulesh Kumar Son of Suresh Prasad Resident of Village-
                  Dhanahar, P.O. and P.S.- Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources
                   Department.
            2.    The Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources Department, Patna.
            3.    The Registrar, Co-operative Society, Co-operative Department, Government
                  of Bihar, Patna.
            4.    The Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Led. (COMFED), Dairy
                  Development Complex, P.O.- B.V. College, Patna through its Chairman-
                  cum-Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources Department, Patna.
            5.    The Managing Director, Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Led.
                  (COMFED), Dairy Development Complex, P.O.- B.V. College, Patna.
            6.    The General Manager, Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Led.
                  (COMFED), Dairy Development Complex, P.O.- B.V. College, Patna.
            7.     The Mithila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Ltd. Samastipur Dairy,
                   Industrial Area, P.O.- Harpur, Alowth, District- Samastipur through its
                   Managing Director.
                                                                        ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Brisketu Sharan Pandey, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s     :    Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha (Sc19)
                                                Mr. Birendra Prasad Singh, AC to SC-19
                  For the Resp. Nos. 4 to 6:    Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate
                  For the Resp. No. 7      :    Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                                        ORAL ORDER

7    20-04-2026                  Mr. Brisketu Sharan Pandey, learned counsel for the
                    petitioner, submits that the reliefs sought for by the petitioner in
                    the instant writ petition have been granted by the respondent
                    authorities.
                                 2. In view of the submissions made above, this writ
                    petition is disposed of as infructuous.



                                               (Nani Tagia, J)
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