Patna High Court

Kishore Pathak @ Raj Kishore PathakversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 22 January 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for failure to comply with the previous order dated 09.12.2025.

Summary

Kishore Pathak filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and officials of the Education Department. The Court had earlier issued an order on 09‑12‑2025 directing the petitioner to comply with certain directions. The petitioner failed to satisfy the requirements of that order. On 22‑01‑2026, counsel for both sides appeared before Justice Alok Kumar Sinha. The Court dismissed the petition on the ground of non‑compliance with the previous order.

Issues considered

Did the petitioner comply with the previous order dated 09.12.2025?

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal
Patna High Court
petition

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3316 of 2019
                                                         In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3703 of 2016
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                  Kishore Pathak @ Raj Kishore Pathak Son of Shiv Gulam Pathak Resident of
                  Village- Harpur Pipra, Police Station- Surpi, District- Sitamarhi.

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar Through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary namely Sri
                  R.K. Mahajan, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Sri R.K. Mahajan Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Education Department,
                  Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Sri Kumar Ramanuj Director, Mass Education, Education Department,
                  Government of Bihar, Patna.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Gopal Govind Mishra, Adv.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Smt. Neetu Jha, AC to GA-12
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    22-01-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel

                    for the respondents-State are present.

                                 2. This case is dismissed for non-compliance of

                    previous order dated 09.12.2025.


                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

Prakash Narayan
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