Patna High Court

Durga PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

Non‑compliance with the previous court order justifies dismissal of the petition.

Summary

Durga Prasad, the petitioner, filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and its officials. The petition was pending after a previous order dated 11 December 2025. The petitioner failed to comply with the directions issued in that earlier order. The court, noting the non‑compliance, dismissed the petition on 27 January 2026. No substantive merits of the petition were addressed, and the dismissal was purely procedural.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s failure to comply with the directions of the earlier order warrants dismissal of the writ petition

Subjects

procedural dismissal
non‑compliance
writ jurisdiction
High Court of Patna
civil procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1353 of 2019
                                                        In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6808 of 2018
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                  Durga Prasad Son of Late Raj Ballabh Prasad Resident of Purani Bazar,
                  Kesaria, Ward No. 9, P.S. Kesaria, District East Champaran.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    The District Registrar, East Champaran, Motihari.
            3.    The District Sub Registrar, East Champaran, Motihari.
            4.    Sri Shashi Ranjan Chaudhary Son of not known the Additional Collector,
                  East Champaran, Motihari.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Anuj Kumar
                  For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr.Anil Kumar Sinha (Ga1)
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    27-01-2026                        For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    11.12.2025, the case is dismissed.

                                 2. The learned counsel for the State is present.



                                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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