Patna High Court
Sameer Raj @ Sameer Raj SinhaversusThe Union of India
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
Holding
The court granted permission to withdraw the appeal, resulting in its dismissal.
Summary
The petitioners, Sameer Raj and Arun Kumar Sinha, filed a Letters Patent Appeal against the Union of India and related education authorities. The appellants sought the court's permission to withdraw the appeal. The court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted at that stage. Justice Sudhir Singh, speaking for the bench, granted the petitioners' request to withdraw. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may grant permission to withdraw a Letters Patent Appeal pending before it
Subjects
- appeal withdrawal
- letters patent appeal
- civil writ jurisdiction
- permission to withdraw
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.117 of 2026
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18381 of 2025
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1. Sameer Raj @ Sameer Raj Sinha Son of Sh. Arun Kumar Sinha, Resident of
63-C/C, South of Post Office Building, Mohalla- Peoples Co-operative
Colony, Post office- Lohia Nagar, District- Patna- 800020, under
guardianship of his father (Petitioner/Appellant no.2).
2. Arun Kumar Sinha, Son of Late Yogeshwar Prasad Sinha, Resident of 63-
C/C, South of Post Office Building, Mohalla- Peoples Co-operative Colony,
Post office- Lohia Nagar, District- Patna- 800020.
... ... Appellants
Versus
1. The Union of India through the Secretary (School of Education and
Literacy), Ministry of Human Resource Department, Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi.
2. The State of Bihar, through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
Department, New Secretariat, Patna.
3. The Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, New Secretariat,
Patna.
4. The Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Kendra, 2,
Community Centre, Preet Vihar, New Delhi and CBSE Integrated Office
Complex, Sector-23, Phase-1, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077.
5. The Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Kendra, 2,
Community Centre, Preet Vihar, New Delhi and CBSE Integrated Office
Complex, Sector-23, Phase-1, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077.
6. Regional Officer, Central Board of Secondary Education, Regional Office,
Ambica Complex, Behind SBI Colony, Near Brahmsthan, Sheikhpura, Raja
Bazar, Bailey Road, Patna-800014.
7. B.D. Public School, Buddha Colony, Patna through its Director Mr. S.B.
Rai.
... ... Respondents
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Appearance :
For the Appellants : Ms. Priyanka Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Addl. Advocate General-04
For the U.O.I. : Mr. Krishna Kant Tiwari, ASG
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
Patna High Court L.P.A No.117 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026
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2 18-02-2026 Learned counsel for the appellants seeks permission
to withdraw the present appeal.
2. Permission, as prayed for, is granted.
3. The appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Sachin/-
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