Patna High Court

Swami Shivendra KumarversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PARTHA SARTHY

Holding

The petition was withdrawn and consequently dismissed, leaving the termination order undisturbed.

Summary

Swami Shivendra Kumar, a resident of Nalanda district, was terminated from his service by an order (Memo No. 761 dated 04‑07‑2016) issued by the Deputy Development Commissioner cum Additional District Programme Coordinator, Nawadah. He filed a civil writ petition (Case No. 7886 of 2017) in the Patna High Court seeking quashing and setting aside of that termination order. The petitioner’s counsel later applied for permission to withdraw the writ application. The Court entertained the request to withdraw and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. Consequently, no substantive adjudication on the merits of the termination was made.

Issues considered

Whether the termination order dated 04‑07‑2016 can be quashed and set aside by the High Court

Subjects

termination of service
writ petition
quashing order
civil writ jurisdiction
withdrawal of petition

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7886 of 2017
                  ======================================================
                  Swami Shivendra Kumar Son of Late Harihar Thakur, Resident of Village-
                  Tungi, P.S.-Deepnagar, District-Nalanda.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.    The Secretary, Bihar Rural Development Society, Rural Development
                  Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The District Magistrate-cum-District Programme Coordinator, Nawadah.
            4.    The Dy. Development Commissioner-Cum-Additional District Programme
                  Coordinator, District Rural Development Agency, Nawadah.
            5.     The Programme Officer, Block Nawadah Sadar District Nawadah.
                                                                        ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Pramod Kumar Sinha, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. Sudhanshu Bhushan, AC to GP-7
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                        ORAL ORDER
3    20-01-2026                  The petitioner has filed the instant application for the

                    following relief(s):

                                              “That this writ application is directed for a
                                  quashing and setting aside the order contained in
                                  Memo No. 761 dated 04.07.2016 passed by the Deputy
                                  Development Commissioner cum Additional District
                                  Programme coordinator, Nawadah where under and
                                  where by the petitioner has been terminated from the
                                  service.”
                                2. Mr. Pramod Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the

                    petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this application.

                                3. This application is dismissed as withdrawn.


                                              (Partha Sarthy, J)
Saurabh/-
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