Patna High Court

Ganesh Mishra,versusThe State of Bihar through the Secretary,

Decided: 13 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: NANI TAGIA

Holding

A civil writ petition may be withdrawn if the court grants permission, and the petition is then dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Ganesh Mishra, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and its Animal Husbandry officials. During the proceedings, the petitioner’s counsel sought the court’s permission to withdraw the petition. The court considered whether a petition may be withdrawn at the petitioner’s request. It held that a petition can be withdrawn if the court grants permission. Accordingly, the court granted the request and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original claim were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition may be withdrawn upon the petitioner’s request

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
high court procedure
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.98 of 2021
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                  Ganesh Mishra, Son of Late Jagdish Mishra, Resident of Village-Sarmastpur,
                  Chandanpatti, P.S.-Sakra, Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur.
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department,
                   Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
            2.    The Special Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Bihar,
                  Patna.
            3.    The Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. of Bihar, New
                  Secretariat, Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
            4.     The Regional Director, Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Bihar, Muzaffarpur.
                                                                          ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Kr. Pandey, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s   :       Mr. R.P.N. Tiwari, AC to SC- 25
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    13-03-2026                 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to

                    withdraw the present petition.

                                2. Permission is granted.

                                3. As such, the present petition is dismissed as

                    withdrawn.



                                                (Nani Tagia, J)
Siddharth
Sagar/-

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