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Patna High Court

Ram Udgar SahversusThe State of Bihar through Shree Dipak Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority for his remedy.

Summary

The petitioner, Ram Udgar Sah, filed a writ petition challenging actions of the State of Bihar and several officials. He sought a direction that the case be disposed of while granting him liberty to pursue his remedy before the appropriate authority or court. The State’s counsel raised no objection to this request. The learned judge considered the submissions and found no impediment to granting the petitioner's prayer. Consequently, the court ordered the petition to be disposed of, expressly allowing the petitioner to approach the relevant authority for further relief. No substantive merits of the underlying dispute were adjudicated.

Issues considered

  • Whether the writ petition can be disposed of with liberty granted to the petitioner to seek remedy before the appropriate authority

Subjects

  • Writ jurisdiction
  • Civil procedure
  • Liberty to approach
  • Petition disposal
  • Administrative law

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2622 of 2025
                                                    In
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19399 of 2024
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                 Ram Udgar Sah S/o Late Lakshman Sah, Resident of Village- Kamlawari,
                 Ghauli Tol, ward no.- 2, P.O. - Kamlawari, P.S. - Jaynagar, District-
                 Madhubani.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar through Shree Dipak Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary
                 Land and Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    Mr. Anand Sharma, District Magistrate, S/o not known, Resident of District
                 official address, Collectorate P.S.- Madhubani Town, Madhubani.
           3.    Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Circle Officer, Jaynagar, S/o - not known, Resident of
                 official address, Block- Jaynagar, P.S.- Jaynagar, District - Madhubani.
           4.    Mr. Amit Kumar, SHO, Jaynagar Police Station, S/o not known, Resident of
                 official address- Police Station, Jaynagar, P.S.- Jaynagar, District -
                 Madhubani.
           5.    Ravi Thakur, S/o Ram Sundar Thakur Kamlawari, Ghauli Tol, ward no.- 2,
                 P.O. - Kamlawari, P.S. - Jaynagar, District - Madhubani.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Prabhakar Thakur, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Government Advocate 9
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   18-03-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this

                   case may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to take

                   steps for his remedy before the appropriate authority/Court.

                                3. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to

                   this prayer of the petitioner.

                                4. In view of the submissions of learned counsel for
            Patna High Court MJC No.2622 of 2025(5) dt.18-03-2026
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                      the parties, this case stands disposed of with the aforesaid

                      liberty.



                                              (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
utkarsh/-

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