Patna High Court

Urmila Devi,versusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The court held that a writ petition that has become infructuous upon compliance with the court's order may be disposed of.

Summary

The petitioner, Urmila Devi, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and the District Magistrate, Buxar. The petitioner sought relief, and the writ court issued an order. The petitioner’s counsel later submitted that the order had been complied with, rendering the petition moot. Consequently, the petitioner moved the court for a declaration that the case had become infructuous and for its disposal. The court examined the submission and found that the relief sought had been fully satisfied. Accordingly, the court disposed of the application, holding that the petition was infructuous and no further proceedings were necessary.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure when a writ petition becomes infructuous after compliance with the court's order?

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous
disposal of petition
civil writ
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4649 of 2019
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11264 of 2015
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                  Urmila Devi, W/o Sudarshan Singh, resident of Village Tiyara, P.S. Rajpur,
                  District- Buxar.

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar.
            2.    The District Magistrate, Buxar namely Raghvendra Singh.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Bachan Jee Ojha, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag 12)
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    06-01-2026                       Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner Mr.

                    Bachan Jee Ojha submits that the order of the writ court has

                    been complied with and, therefore, this case has become

                    infructuous. He accordingly prays that an appropriate order be

                    passed for disposing of the case.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the State is present.

                                 3. As prayed for, the present application is disposed of

                    as having become infructuous.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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