Patna High Court

Yugesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar through Sri Brijesh Mehrotra I.A.S.

Decided: 18 March 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The Court granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the order and disposed the petition as not pressed.

Summary

Yugesh Kumar filed a petition seeking liberty to challenge an order dated 28-08-2024 issued by the Director of Agriculture, Bihar. The order was issued in compliance with a previous judgment of this Court dated 21-03-2024 in CWJC No.20071 of 2021. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the Court grant him the freedom to contest the later order. The Court, after hearing the counsel, granted the requested liberty. The petition was subsequently disposed of on the ground that it was not pressed. No further substantive reasoning or directions were recorded.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty to challenge the order dated 28-08-2024 passed by the Director, Agriculture, Bihar?

Subjects

Writ Jurisdiction
Administrative Order
Petition Disposed
Liberty to Challenge

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2673 of 2024
                                                         In
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20071 of 2021
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                  Yugesh Kumar Son of Jay Govind Prasad, Resident of Village-Charan Kalan,
                  P.S.-Mali, District-Aurangabad, Bihar.
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through Sri Brijesh Mehrotra I.A.S. Chief Secretary,
                   Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Dr. B. Rajender, I.A.S. Principal Secretary, Department of General
                  Administration, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Sri Mukesh Kumar Lal, I.A.S. Agricultural Production Commissioner,
                  Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            4.    Sri Sanjay Kumar, I.A.S., Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of
                  Bihar, Patna.
            5.    Mr. Sri Mukesh Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Director (Administration),
                  Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            6.    Mr. Sri Anuj Kumar, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture, Government
                  of Bihar, Patna.
            7.     Mr. Sri Santosh Kumar Uttam, Joint Director, Department of Agriculture,
                   Government of Bihar, Patna.
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :   Mr.Prince Kumar Mishra, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :   Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP-14
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                               ORAL ORDER

2    18-03-2026            At the outset, the Ld. Counsel for the petitioner seeks

                    liberty on behalf of the petitioner to challenge the order dated

                    28.08.2024 passed by the Director Agriculture, Bihar, Patna,

                    which has been passed in compliance of the order of this Court

                    dated 21.03.2024, passed in CWJC No. 20071 of 2021. Liberty,

                    so sought, is granted.

                    2.     The petition stands disposed off as not pressed.



                                          (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
S.Sb/-

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