Patna High Court

Satish Prasad SahversusThe State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary,

Decided: 29 June 2026
Disposal: DISMISS FOR NON-PROSECUTION
Bench: SUDHIR SINGH RANJAN KUMAR JHA

Holding

The application is dismissed for non‑prosecution.

Summary

Satish Prasad Sah filed a civil writ petition against the State of Bihar and several government officials seeking relief. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner on the scheduled hearing date of 29-06-2026. The court observed that the petitioner had also failed to appear on the previous date of 25-06-2026. In view of the petitioner’s non‑appearance, the court held that the application could not proceed. Accordingly, the application was dismissed for non‑prosecution. The court further directed that any pending applications, if any, be disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the writ application should be dismissed for non‑prosecution due to the petitioner’s failure to appear before the court

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
non-prosecution
dismissal
civil procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                           Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2671 of 2022
                                                   In
                             Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7248 of 2022
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                  Satish Prasad Sah Son of Dev Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Sonmai, P.O.-
                  Sonmai, P.S.-Dhanarua, District- Patna.           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
             1.    The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
             2.   District Magistrate, Patna.
             3.   Sub-Divisional Officer, Masaurhi, District- Patna.
             4.   District Supply Officer, Patna, District-Patna.
             5.   Assistant District Supply Officer, Masaurhi, District- Patna.
             6.   Block Supply Officer, Block- Dhanarua, District- Patna.
                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        None
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, AAG-5
                                                    Mr. Kamil Akhtar, AC to AAG-5
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
                                        ORAL ORDER
                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

5    29-06-2026                    None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

                                  2. Upon perusal of record, it appears that on the last date

                    also i.e., 25.06.2026, none had appeared on behalf of the

                    petitioner.

                                  3. Accordingly, the present application stands dismissed

                    for non-prosecution.

                                  4. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand

                    disposed of.


                                                  (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                                ( Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)

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