Patna High Court

Jay Shankar JhaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 18 March 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for failure to comply with the earlier order dated 02‑02‑2026.

Summary

The petitioners, Jay Shankar Jha and Upendra Kumar Mishra, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Education Department and the Bihar Staff Selection Commission. The petition sought relief, but the court had previously issued an order on 02‑02‑2026 requiring the petitioners to comply with certain directions. The petitioners failed to comply with that order. On 18‑03‑2026, Justice Alok Kumar Sinha noted the non‑compliance and dismissed the petition. The dismissal was based solely on the petitioners' failure to obey the earlier court directive, without further examination of the substantive claims. The order effectively closed the proceedings against the respondents.

Issues considered

Whether the petition should be dismissed for non‑compliance with the earlier order dated 02‑02‑2026?

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal
Patna High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1679 of 2019
                                                      In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5363 of 2017
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           1.     Jay Shankar Jha S/o Late Vedanand Jha resident of Village and P.O.- Pandit
                 Tola Tabhaka, P.S. Samastipur Dist.-Samastipur
           2.    Upendra Kumar Mishra S/o Late Devnath Mishra Resident of Village and
                 P.O.-Daudnagar,Behind of D.N. College,Daudnagar,Dist.-Aurangabad

                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through,Principal Secretary,Education Department,Govt.
                 of Bihar,Patna namely Mr. R.K. Mahajan
           2.    The Principal Secretary, Education Department,Govt. of Bihar,Patna R.K.
                 Mahajan
           3.    The     Director,Secondary     Education,   Education         Department,Govt.   of
                 Bihar,Patna namely Giriwar Dayal Singh
           4.    Bihar     Staff    Slection   Commission    through     its     Secretary,Veterinary
                 College,Patna-800014
           5.    The Chairman Bihar Staff Selection Commission Veterinary College,Patna-
                 800014
           6.    The Secretary, Bihar Staff Slection, Selection Commission Veterinary
                 College,Patna-800014

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Bipin Kumar, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       AAG-15
                                                  Ms. Priyadarshi Matri Sharan, AC to AAG-15
                                                  Mr. Gyan Shankar, Adv.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                                  ORAL ORDER


4   18-03-2026                     Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   counsel for the opposite party are present.
          Patna High Court MJC No. 1679 of 2019(4) dt.18-03-2026
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                                 2. For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    02.02.2026, the case is dismissed.


                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

Prakash Narayan
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