Patna High Court
Ashok KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
Holding
The court may grant permission to withdraw a pending writ application and dismiss it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Ashok Kumar, filed a civil writ application before the Patna High Court. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the pending application. The court considered its inherent power to allow withdrawal of a writ petition where no prejudice is caused. The judges exercised discretion and granted the petitioner's request. Consequently, the writ application was dismissed as withdrawn and any other pending applications were ordered to stand disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may permit withdrawal of a pending writ application
Subjects
- withdrawal of writ
- civil writ jurisdiction
- application dismissed
- court discretion
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9601 of 2025
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Ashok Kumar Through its Proprietor Sri Ashok Kumar, Male aged about 53
years, Son of Late Anandi Prasad, having its Office at Gaushala, P.O. - New
Jute Mills, P.S. and District - Katihar, Pin Code- 854107.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through the Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Works
Department, (Govt. of Bihar), Patna.
2. The Superintending Engineer, Works Circle, Purnea, Rural Works
Department (Govt. of Bihar).
3. The Nodal Officer, MMGSUY -Cum- Secretary to Engineer in- Chief-cum-
Additional-Commissioner -cum- Special Secretary (Technical), Rural Works
Department (Govt. of Bihar).
4. The Chief Engineer- 04, Purnea Region, Rural Works Department (Govt. of
Bihar).
5. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-cum-Special
Secretary, Rural Works Department (Govt. of Bihar).
6. The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Works Division,
Manihari.
... ... Respondents
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Madhumay Madhup, Advocate
For the State : Mr. S.D. Sanjay, AG
Mr. Rahul Kumar, AC to AG
Mr. Lokesh Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
6 02-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
to withdraw the present application.
2. Permission, as prayed for, is accorded.
3. Accordingly, the present writ application stands
Patna High Court CWJC No.9601 of 2025(6) dt.02-07-2026
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dismissed as withdrawn.
4. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand
disposed of.
(Sudhir Singh, J.)
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J.)
Gaurav Kumar,
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