Patna High Court

Awadhesh Pandey,versusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 January 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition was dismissed for failure to comply with the previous order dated 05.01.2026.

Summary

Awadhesh Pandey filed a writ petition against the States of Bihar and Jharkhand and their officials. The Court had earlier issued an order on 05.01.2026 requiring compliance. The petitioner failed to comply with that order. Consequently, on 27-01-2026 the Court dismissed the petition for non‑compliance. No further merits of the dispute were considered.

Subjects

non‑compliance
petition dismissal
writ jurisdiction
high court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4509 of 2019
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17995 of 2009
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                  Awadhesh Pandey, Son of Late RAghunandan Pandey, R/O Flat No. 106,
                  Ambajee Palace, Sheikhpura, District- Patna- 800014.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering
                   Department, Government of Bihar, patna namely Mr. Jitendra Srivastava.
            2.    Engineer in Chief - Cum- Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering
                  Department, Bihar, Patna namely Mr. Daya Shankar Mishra.
            3.    Deputy Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Public Health Engineering Department,
                  Bihar, Patna, namely Mr. Ashok Kumar.
            4.    State of Jharkhand through Principal Secretary, Drinking Water and
                  Sanitation Department, State of Jharkhand, Ranchi, namely Smt. Aradhana
                  Patnaik.
            5.    Principal Secretary, null Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, State of
                  Jharkhand, Ranchi, namely Smt. Aradhana Patnaik.
            6.    Engineer In Chief, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, State of
                  Jharkhand, Ranchi, namely Mr. Swetabh Kumar.
            7.     Under Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand, Drinking Water and Sanitation
                   Department, State of Jharkhand, Ranchi, namely Mr. Rakesh Chandra.
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s       :    Mr.Ravi Verma, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate
                  State of Jharkhand         :    Mr. Matuty Nath Ray, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Sanjay Kr. Pandey, Advocate
                  For the State of Bihar     :    Mr. B. Raja Ahmad, AAG-5
                                                  Mr. Alok Ranjan, A.C. to AAG-5
                  For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.S. Raza Ahmad (Aag 5)
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    27-01-2026                            For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    05.01.2026, the case is dismissed.

                                  2. The learned counsel for the State is present.



sanjeev/-                                                      (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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