Patna High Court

Amrita KumariversusThe State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The Court restored CWJC No.19722 of 2024 to its original file.

Summary

Amrita Kumari filed a civil writ petition (CWJC No.19722 of 2024) against the State of Bihar and several education officials. The petitioner sought restoration of the writ after it had been dismissed or withdrawn. The High Court, after hearing counsel, considered the grounds presented in the restoration application. Finding the grounds sufficient, the Court ordered that the writ petition be restored to its original file. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether the civil writ petition CWJC No.19722 of 2024 should be restored to the court's file

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
restoration of petition
high court order
education department
procedural law

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2400 of 2025
                                                      In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19722 of 2024
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                  Amrita Kumari D/o- Krishan Mohan Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- Adarsh
                  Nagar Lane No. 1 near Railway Gumti No. 5, Majhauli Khetal Khatbra, P.S.-
                  Musahri, District- Muzaffarpur.

                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
             1.   The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
                  Department Government of Bihar, Patna.
             2.   The Director, Secondary Education, Department of Education Government
                  of Bihar, Patna.
             3.   The District Education Officer, Sitamarhi.
             4.   The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Sitamarhi.
             5.   The Executive Officer-Cum-Secretary, Nagar Secondary             Teacher
                  Recruitment unit, Nagar Panchayat, Bairgania, Sitamarhi.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Shankar Kumar Thakur, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Kumar Alok, SC-07
                  For Respondent No.5 :           Mr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Adv.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    06-02-2026                  1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    AC to SC-7.

                                 2. In view of the grounds taken in the restoration

                    application, CWJC No.19722 of 2024 is restored to its original

                    file.



                                               (Satyavrat Verma, J)
amit/-

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