Patna High Court

Dr. Nalini Ranjan PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

Non‑compliance with the earlier court order justifies dismissal of the petition.

Summary

Dr. Nalini Ranjan Prasad and Dr. Swarnlata Shrivastava filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several government officials. The petition sought relief based on a prior order dated 09‑12‑2025 which the respondents allegedly failed to comply with. The court examined the record and noted that the respondents had not adhered to the directions of the earlier order. In the absence of any compliance, the court held that the petition could not proceed further. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition on 20‑01‑2026 for non‑compliance with the previous order.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents' failure to comply with the prior order dated 09‑12‑2025 warrants dismissal of the petition

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal
high court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3290 of 2019
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1042 of 1988
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            1.     Dr. Nalini Ranjan Prasad Son of Late Jagannath Prasad R/o Near Prannat
                   Enclave, Road No. 1, East Patel Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Shashtrinagar, District
                   Patna-800 023
            2.    Dr. Swarnlata Shrivastava Wife of Dr. Nalini Ranjan Prasad R/o Near
                  Prannat Enclave, Road No. 1, East Patel Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Shashtrinagar,
                  District Patna-800 023
                                                                             ... ... Petitioners
                                                   Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old
                  Secretariat, Patna
            2.    Sri Deepak Kumar the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old
                  Secretariat, Patna
            3.    Sri Brijesh Mehrotra the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and
                  Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna
            4.    Sri Kumar Ravi the Collector cum District Magistrate, Patna Collectorate,
                  Patna
            5.    Sri Rajeev Kumar Srivastava the Additional Collector, Patna Collectorate,
                  Patna
            6.    Sri Shahsi Shekhar the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Patna Sadar, Patna
                  Collectorate, Patna
            7.     Sri Pradeep Kumar Sinha the Circle Officer, Patna Sadar, Patna, Circle
                   Office, Gandhi Maidan, Patna
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Parties
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Jai Vardhan Narayan, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag 12)
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    20-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                    counsel for the Respondent-State.

                                 2. For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    09.12.2025, this case is dismissed.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-

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