Patna High Court

Ajit Chandra SinhaversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

The petition is dismissed for failure to comply with the earlier order.

Summary

The petitioner, Ajit Chandra Sinha, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several officials. The High Court had earlier issued an order on 09‑12‑2025 directing the petitioner to comply with certain directions. The petitioner failed to comply with that order. On 20‑01‑2026, after hearing counsel for both sides, the Court noted the non‑compliance and dismissed the petition. No substantive merits of the original claim were examined; the dismissal was purely procedural. The order was pronounced by Justice Alok Kumar Sinha.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner complied with the previous order dated 09‑12‑2025
Whether the petition should be dismissed for failure to comply with the earlier order

Subjects

non‑compliance
petition dismissal
writ jurisdiction
procedural default

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3299 of 2019
                                                         In
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1042 of 1988
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                  Ajit Chandra Sinha S/o Dr. Dinesh Chandra Sinha Resident of Tara Sadan,
                  Road no. 1, P.o. and P.s.- Shashtrinagar, Nagar, Distt.- patna
                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner
                                                       Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old
                   Secretariat, Patna
            2.    Sri Deepak Kumar The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat,
                  Patna
            3.    Sri Brijesh Mehrotra the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and
                  Land Reforms, Govt. 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 Shashi Shekhar the Deputy Collector, land Reforms, Patna Sadar, patna,
                  Collectoreate, 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 petitioner 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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