Patna High Court

Pannalal SahversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 1 May 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The application was dismissed as having become infructuous.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of residents from Desri village in Vaishali district, filed an application before the Patna High Court. The application sought relief against the State of Bihar and its officials. During the hearing on 1 May 2026, counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Nagadeo Choubey, informed the court that the application had become infructuous. The court accepted this submission and found no further issue to be adjudicated. Consequently, the application was dismissed as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner's application remained maintainable or had become infructuous.

Subjects

jurisdiction
civil writ
infructuous application
petition dismissed
high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.146 of 2023
                                                        In
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6775 of 2000
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           1.     Pannalal Sah Son of late Ram Nath Sah, Resident of village - Desri, P.S.
                  Desri, District - Vaishali.
           2.    Jiteshwar Sah, son of Late Laxman Sah, Resident of village - Desri, P.S.
                 Desri, District - Vaishali.
           3.    Uma Jaiswal, Wife of Ganga Prasad Jaiswal, Resident of village - Desri, P.S.
                 Desri, District - Vaishali.
           4.    Rajeshwar Chaudhary, son of Late Ram Swarath Chaudhary, Resident of
                 village - Desri, P.S. Desri, District - Vaishali.
                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    The Deputy Director Consolidation, Vaishali.
           3.    The Deputy Director, Consolidation (Headquarter), Bihar, Patna.
           4.     Kamal Singh, son of Late Balgovind Singh, resident of Village - Deshri,
                  Anchal and P.S. Deshri, District - Vaishali.
                                                                   ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :   Mr.Nagadeo Choubey, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :   Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam, AAG-12
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   01-05-2026                  Heard the parties.

                                2. Mr. Nagadeo Choubey, learned counsel appearing

                   for the petitioners submits that this application has become

                   infructuous.

                                3. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed as

                   having become infructuous.


                                                                 (Sandeep Kumar, J)

P. Kumar
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