Patna High Court
Prof. Ashoka Kumar JhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- ALOK KUMAR SINHA
Holding
Since the Writ Court's order has been complied with, the petition is infructuous and is disposed.
Summary
Petitioner Prof. Ashoka Kumar Jha filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and other officials. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the order of the Writ Court had been fully complied with, rendering the petition infructuous. The respondent side, including the Accountant General, were present. The court examined whether compliance with the earlier order made further proceedings unnecessary. Finding that the order was indeed complied with, the court held the petition to be infructuous and ordered its disposal. The application was therefore dismissed as moot.
Issues considered
- Whether the petition becomes infructuous upon compliance with the Writ Court's order?
Subjects
- infructuous
- writ jurisdiction
- compliance
- disposal
- civil writ
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4490 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9879 of 2019
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Prof. Ashoka Kumar Jha S/o Late Mahendra Narayan Jha at Present, Resident
of Village- Rajpur, P.S. Belhar, District- Banka.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Sri R.K. Mahajan, Principal Secretary, Higher
Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
2. Smt. Rekha Kumari W/o name not known to the petitioner at present
Director (Higher Education), Govt. of Bihar, Patna
3. Dr. Vinod Kumar Suman S/o Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh at present Director,
Rural Institute of Higher Studies at Birauli, P.s.- Pusa, Distt.- Samastipur
4. Smt. Mani K. W/o name not known to the petitioner at present Accountant
General, Bihar, Veer Chand Patel Marg, Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kripa Nand Jha
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Binita Singh (Sc 28)
For Accountant General : Ms. Nirvedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate
Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate
Mr. R. Raj, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 05-01-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
case has become infructuous and accordingly it may be disposed
of. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the order of
the Writ Court has been complied, and therefore, the case has
become infructuous. He, therefore, submits that appropriate
order be passed disposing of the application. Learned counsel
for the Accountant General and learned counsel for the State of
Bihar are present.
2. Since order of the Writ Court has been complied
Patna High Court MJC No.4490 of 2019(3) dt.05-01-2026
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and now the case has become infructuous, it is accordingly
disposed of.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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