Patna High Court

Rajendra RayversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The petition was dismissed as not pressed, effecting the withdrawal sought by the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Rajendra Ray, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petitioner’s counsel later sought to withdraw the petition, and the opposite parties raised no objection. The court considered the request for withdrawal. Since there was no objection, the court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as not pressed. The case was thus concluded without a substantive hearing on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner when the opposite parties do not object

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
high court procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3532 of 2023
                                                       In
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13147 of 2022
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                  Rajendra Ray S/o Sarikhan Ray, R/o Kewari Kala, P.O.-Pakri Mohammad,
                  P.S.-Amnour, District-Saran, State-Bihar.
                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus

            1.    The State of Bihar
            2.    The Principal Secretary,/ Additional Chief Secretary, Sri Brajesh Kumar
                  Marhotra Land Reform Dept. Govt. of Bihar.
            3.    Sri Aman Samir, District Magistrate, Saran.
            4.    Dr. Prena Kumari, Incharge Deputy Collector Land Reforms Marhaurah,
                  Saran.
            5.    Sri Mritunjay Kumar Circle Office, Amnour, Saran.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Pramod Kumar Yadav, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (GP-18)
                                                Mr. Navnit Kumar, AC to GP-18
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

8    09-01-2026             The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks

                    to withdraw the present petition, to which the

                    learned counsel for the opposite parties-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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