Patna High Court

Kanhaiya JeeversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The petition is dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

The petitioner, Kanhaiya Jee, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petition was pending before Justice Mohit Kumar Shah. The petitioner's counsel sought to withdraw the petition, and the State's counsel raised no objection. The court accepted the withdrawal request. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as not pressed.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner without objection from the opposite party

Subjects

petition withdrawal
writ jurisdiction
dismissal
not pressed
civil writ

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.272 of 2024
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1524 of 2019
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                  Kanhaiya Jee S/o- Ram Bachan @ Ram Vachan Singh, Resident of Village-
                  Itamha, P.O.- Karma, Block- Karakat, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, B. Rajendra, Department
                   of Human Resources, Patna, Bihar.
            2.    Sanjeet Kumar, the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Dr. Binodanand Jha, the Director Primary Education, Patna (Bihar).
            4.    Navin Kumar, the District Magistrate, Rohtas (Sasaram).
            5.    Sanjeev Kumar, the District Superintendent of Education- cum- Education
                  Officer, Rohtas.
            6.    Amrendra Kumar Gond, the District Programme Officer (Establishment),
                  Rohtas.
            7.    Kalamuddin Ansari, the Block Education Officer, (B.E.O.) Kirhi, District-
                  Rohtas.
            8.     Shashi Kumar, the Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Nasriganj,
                   Block- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas.
                                                                   ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Anang Mohan Sinha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Government Pleader- 27
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    13-02-2026             The Ld. Counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the

                    present petition, to which the Ld. Counsel for the Opposite

                    Party-State has got no objection.

                    2.      Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed as not

                    pressed.

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