Patna High Court

Ritu Raj JaiswalversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 5 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Ritu Raj Jaiswal, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several education officials. The petition sought relief, but the petitioner’s counsel later informed the court that the order of the Writ Court had been fully complied with. Accordingly, the counsel argued that the case had become infructuous and should be disposed of. The respondent’s counsel was present but made no substantive objection. The Hon’ble Justice Alok Kumar Sinha accepted the submission, held that the petition was now infructuous, and ordered its disposal.

Issues considered

Whether the petition becomes infructuous upon compliance with the order of the Writ Court?

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous
compliance
disposal
civil writ

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4582 of 2019
                                                     In
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16906 of 2019
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                 Ritu Raj Jaiswal S/o late Shrawan Kumar Choudhary @ Shrawan Jaiswal @
                 Sravan Jaiswal Resident of Village- Dayachak, P.O. and P.S.- Barh, District-
                 Patna.

                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of
                 Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
           2.    The Principal Secretary Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, patna
           3.    The Director Primary Education, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar,
                 Patna
           4.    The District Magistrate Samastipur
           5.    Pramod Kumar Sahu the District Program Officer, (Establishment),
                 Samastipur
           6.    The District Education Officer Samastipur
           7.    The Block Education Officer Bithan, Samastipur

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr.Rajeev Ranjan
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh, A.C. to AAG-15.
                 ======================================================
                 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 State of Bihar is present.

                                2. Since order of the Writ Court has been complied
            Patna High Court MJC No.4582 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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