Patna High Court

Mritunjai Kumar SinhaversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Mritunjai Kumar Sinha filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the education department and L.N. Mithila University. The petitioner’s counsel, Shashi Bhushan Singh, informed the court that the matter had become infructuous and sought to withdraw the petition. The State’s counsel and the university’s counsel were present. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive issues on merits were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the petition should be dismissed on the ground of withdrawal by the petitioner

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
high court procedure
case dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4178 of 2019
                                                     In
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16816 of 2018
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                 Mritunjai Kumar Sinha S/o Late Umeshwar Prasad Verma resident of Village-
                 Kiul, Post- Garhara, P.S. Barauni, District- Begusarai, retired as Associate
                 Professor in the subject of Physics A.P.S.M. College, Barauni, District-
                 Begusarai.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar.
           2.    Sri R.K. Mahajan Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           3.    Smt. Rekha Kumari, presently posted as the Director, Higher Education
                 Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           4.    Dr. S.K. Singh, Presently posted as Vice- Chancellor, L.N. Mithila
                 University, Darbhanga.
           5.    Sri Nishith Kumar Roy, presently posted as Registrar, L.N. Mithila
                 University, Darbhanga.
           6.    Sri Anil Kumar Chaubey, presently posted as Finance Officer, L.N. Mithila
                 University, Darbhanga.
           7.    Mukesh Kumar Sinha, presently posted as Principal, A.P.S.M. College,
                 Barauni, Begusarai.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr.Shashi Bhushan Singh, Adv
                 For the State          :      Mrs. Neetu Jha, AC to GA12
                 For the University     :      Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Adv
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   19-01-2026                     The defect is ignored.

                                 2. Leanred counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Shashi

                   Bhushan Singh submits that this case has become infructuous

                   and, therefore, he is under instruction to withdraw the present

                   case.
          Patna High Court MJC No.4178 of 2019(3) dt.19-01-2026
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                                 3. Learned counsel for the State is present.

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



                                             (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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