Patna High Court

Md. Zafrullah AnsariversusSri Pankaj Agrawal, The Secretary

Decided: 22 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: ANSHUMAN

Holding

The Miscellaneous Jurisdiction application is dismissed as the petitioners' grievance has been settled.

Summary

The petitioners, Md. Zafrullah Ansari and Nafis Ahmad, filed a Miscellaneous Jurisdiction application before the Patna High Court against several officials of the National Highway Authority of India and the Bihar government. The petition sought relief concerning a grievance that arose during the pendency of the application. The petitioners' counsel later informed the court that the grievance had been settled between the parties. The court considered whether the settlement obviated the need for further adjudication of the application. Relying on the parties' settlement, the court dismissed the Miscellaneous Jurisdiction application. The dismissal effectively closed the petition without any further orders.

Issues considered

Whether the Miscellaneous Jurisdiction application should be dismissed on account of the parties' settlement of the grievance.

Subjects

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction
Civil Writ
Settlement
Dismissal
Patna High Court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4051 of 2024
                                                        In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2480 of 2023
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           1.     Md. Zafrullah Ansari Son of Late Haji Abdullah Resident of Village
                  Khiriyawar, Post office / Police Station Madanpur, District Aurangabad. At
                  Present resident of Mohalla- Millate Colony, Post office / Police Station-
                  Kanke, District - Ranchi, State - Jharkhand.
           2.    Nafis Ahmad Son of Ahmaddullah Resident of Village Khiriyawan, Post
                 office, Police Station- Madanpur, District - Aurangabad.

                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    Sri Pankaj Agrawal, The Secretary the National Highway Authority of India,
                 Government of India, New Delhi.
           2.    Sri K.K. Pathak, The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms,
                 Government of Bihar at Patna.
           3.    Sri Rakesh Kumar, The Director of the Land Acquisition Department,
                 Government of Bihar, Patna.
           4.    Sri Srikant Shastree, The Collector at Aurangabad, District Aurangabad,
                 Bihar.
           5.    Sri Lalit Bhushan Ranjan, Additional Collector-Cum-Additional District
                 Magistrate, Aurangabad, District - Aurangabad.
           6.    Sri Shwetank Lal, The Deputy Collector Land Reform at Aurangabad,
                 District- Aurangabad
           7.    Sri Sachidanand Suman, The District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad,
                 District Aurangabad.
           8.    Sri Santan Kumar Singh, The Sub Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, District
                 Aurangabad.
           9.    Sri Akbar Hussain, The Anchal Adhikari Anchal/Post office /Police Station-
                 Madanpur, District Aurangabad.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Shiv Kumar Dwivedy, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr.Standing Counsel 25
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

4   22-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   counsel for the opposite parties.

                                2. Counsel for the petitioners submits that during
          Patna High Court MJC No.4051 of 2024(4) dt.22-01-2026
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                    pendency of the present MJC application, the grievance of the

                    petitioners has been settled.

                                 3. As such, the present MJC application is hereby

                    dismissed.



                                                            (Dr. Anshuman, J)
Prakashmani/-

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