Patna High Court

Ratnesh Kumar TiwariversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 3 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: ANSHUMAN

Holding

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous because the matter has already been decided in Civil Review No. 59 of 2018.

Summary

The petitioners, three private individuals, filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar’s Education Department and related officials. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioners argued that the matter had become infructuous in view of Civil Review No. 59 of 2018. The court examined whether the earlier civil review rendered the writ petition moot. Finding that the issues raised were already decided in the referenced civil review, the court held that the writ petition could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition is infructuous in view of Civil Review No. 59 of 2018

Subjects

writ petition
infructuous
dismissal
education department
Patna High Court

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8385 of 2024
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           1.     Ratnesh Kumar Tiwari Son of Shri Hari Kishor Tiwari, Resident of village
                  and P.O.- Manikpur Pakri, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali.
           2.    Uma Shankar Rai Yadav, Son of Late Jagdeo Prasad Yadav, Resident of
                 village- Madhusudan Pakri, P.O.-Manikpur Pakri, P.S.-Lalganj, District-
                 Vaishali.
           3.    Amit Kumar, Son of Goni Mandal, Resident of village- Olapur, P.O. and
                 P.S.- Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s

                                                    Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar through its Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Education
                 Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           3.    The Principal Secretary Department of Personnel and Administrative
                 Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           4.    The Director, Mass Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar,
                 Patna.
           5.    The District Education Officer, Vaishali.
           6.    The District Education Officer, Bhagalpur.

                                                                            ... ... Respondent/s

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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :      Mr. Standing Counsel (16)
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   03-02-2026                 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   counsel for the State.

                               2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that

                   during pendency of the writ petition, this case has become

                   infructuous, in the light of Civil Review No. 59 of 2018.
             Patna High Court CWJC No.8385 of 2024(2) dt.03-02-2026
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                                   3. As such, this writ petition is hereby dismissed as

                       having become infructuous, in the light of Civil Review No. 59

                       of 2018.



                                                                      (Dr. Anshuman, J)
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