Patna High Court

Smt. Kanti Kumari,versusState of Bihar

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

Holding

The petition was disposed of as infructuous because the relief ordered by the writ court had been fully complied with.

Summary

Smt. Kanti Kumari filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and education officials. The writ court issued an order directing the respondents to take certain action. The petitioner’s counsel later informed the court that the order had been fully complied with. On that basis, the petitioner moved the court for a discharge of the proceedings, claiming the case had become infructuous. The court examined the submission and found no pending relief remained. Consequently, the court disposed of the application, declaring the petition infructuous and closing the matter.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be declared infructuous and disposed of when the relief sought has been fully complied with.

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous
disposal of petition
compliance with court order
civil writ

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4698 of 2019
                                                      In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12953 of 2019
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                  Smt. Kanti Kumari, W/o Sri Daniel Kumar, resident of LIG Housing Colony,
                  Sector-6, Block-7, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Bhutnath Road, P.S.
                  Agamkuan, District Patna.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.     State of Bihar through Sri R.K. Mahajan, Secretary, Human Resources
                   Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, Director (Primary Education), Human Resources
                  Development, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.     Sri Jyoti Kumar, District Education Officer, Patna, District - Patna.
                                                                          ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.K.M.Joseph, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Madanjeet Kumar (Gp 20)
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

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

                    K.M. Joseph 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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