Patna High Court

Kumar Manish ChandraversusSmt. Laxmi Chandra

Decided: 16 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: NANI TAGIA RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA

Holding

The appeal was allowed to be withdrawn and was disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

The appellant, Kumar Manish Chandra, filed a miscellaneous appeal (No. 455 of 2021) before the Patna High Court against his wife, Laxmi Chandra. The appellant's counsel informed the Court that the parties had amicably settled the dispute. He sought the Court's permission to withdraw the appeal. The Court examined the request and, finding no objection, allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the appeal was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the original dispute were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether an appeal pending before the High Court can be withdrawn after the parties have reached an amicable settlement

Subjects

appeal
withdrawal
settlement
civil procedure
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                      Miscellaneous Appeal No.455 of 2021
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                  Kumar Manish Chandra S/o- Sri Arun Yadav Resident of Village- Rangoan,
                  P.O. and P.S.- Tarapur, Dist.- Munger.
                                                                                 ... ... Appellant/s
                                                       Versus
                  Smt. Laxmi Chandra W/o Kumar Manish Chandra and D/o- Sri Krishna Nand
                  Yadav Resident of Mohalla- Patel Nagar (Professors Colony) P.O.- T.H.B.
                  College, P.S.- University Police Station, Dist.- Bhagalpur.
                                                                              ... ... Respondent/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Appellant/s     :       Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Sahjanand Sharma, Advocate
                  For the Respondent/s    :       Mr.
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND
                  MALVIYA
                                        ORAL ORDER

                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA)

10   16-02-2026                  Heard Mr. Rajani Ranjan Prasad Singh, learned
                    counsel for the appellant.
                                 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the
                    matter has been amicably settled between the parties and
                    accordingly, he seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the appeal.
                                 3. Prayer is allowed.
                                 4. As such, the present appeal stands disposed off as
                    withdrawn.



                                                 (Nani Tagia, J)


                                         ( Ramesh Chand Malviya, J)
Siddharth
Sagar/-

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