Patna High Court

Nilesh Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 7 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner has complied with the writ court's order.

Summary

The petitioner, Nilesh Kumar Singh, filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and the Circle Officer, Sultanganj. The petitioner claimed that the order of the writ court had been complied with, rendering the petition infructuous. He prayed for a disposal order on that basis. The learned counsel for the State opposed, but the court noted that the defects pointed out by the office were ignored. The court held that since the petitioner had fulfilled the writ court's directions, the petition could be disposed of as infructuous. Accordingly, the case was dismissed as having become infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be disposed as infructuous after compliance with the writ court's order

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
infructuous petition
compliance with court order
disposal of petition

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4712 of 2019
                                                         In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10687 of 2016
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                  Nilesh Kumar Singh S/o Shri Ashok Kumar Singh R/o village PO- Kathara,
                  P.S.- Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar Shashi Bhushan Gupta
            2.     The Circle Officer Sultanganj (Bhagalpur), Distt.- Bhagalpur namely Shashi
                   Bhushan Gupta
                                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag 12)
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    07-01-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    counsel for the Respondent-State.

                                 2. The defect(s) as pointed out by the office stands

                    ignored.

                                 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                    order of the writ court has been complied with and hence this

                    case has become infructuous. He accordingly prays that an

                    appropriate order be passed disposing of the present case.

                                 4. As prayed for, this case is disposed of as having

                    become infructuous.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-

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