Patna High Court

Purushottam KumarversusShri Yashpal Meena, I.A.S., Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation

Decided: 18 March 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioner Purushottam Kumar filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court. The petitioner later complied with the order of the Writ Court and sought to withdraw the petition, stating that further proceedings would serve no purpose. The learned counsel for the petitioner moved that the case be withdrawn. The court considered the petitioner's request and, finding no objection, dismissed the petition as withdrawn. Consequently, the proceedings were terminated without any substantive adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the court may dismiss a writ petition upon the petitioner's request for withdrawal

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
dismissal
civil procedure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3927 of 2025
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7674 of 2025
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                  Purushottam Kumar son of Late Brij Kishore Prasad, resident of C/15A, S.K.
                  Puri, Near Buddha In, Police Station-S.K. Puri, District-Patna.

                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
            1.    Shri Yashpal Meena, I.A.S., Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal
                  Corporation Maurya Lok, Police Station-Kotwali, District-Patna.
            2.    Shri Ashish Kumar, I.A.S., Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Patna
                  Municipal Corporation, Maurya Lok, Police Station-Kotwali, District-Patna.
            3.    Shri Arvind Kumar, City Manager, Patna Municipal Corporation, Maurya
                  Lok, Police Station-Kotwali, District-Patna.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Prasoon Sinha, Adv
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    18-03-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                    order of the Writ Court has been complied with, and therefore,

                    no purpose would be served in pursuing with the present case.

                    He, therefore, prays for withdrawing the present case.

                                 3. As prayed for, the case is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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