Patna High Court

Sugita Rani,versusThe State of Bihar

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Disposal: WITHDRAWN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

Holding

The writ application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sugita Rani, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and its officials. During the hearing on 7 January 2026, the petitioner's counsel, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, informed the court that the petitioner had instructed him to withdraw the writ application. The junior counsel, Mr. Shubham Kumar Upadhyay, reiterated this instruction. The court considered the request for withdrawal and found no reason to continue the proceedings. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition should be entertained after the petitioner withdraws the application

Subjects

withdrawal of writ
civil writ jurisdiction
petition dismissed
high court
procedural law

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4736 of 2019
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13022 of 2018
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                  Sugita Rani, w/o Ramesh Kumar, resident of Lohanipur, P.S. Kadam Kuwan,
                  District- Patna.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Animal
                   Husbandry Government of Bihar New Secretariat Patna.
            2.    Sri Ratnakar Raut, the Director Department of Animal Husbandry and
                  Fishery Government of Bihar New Secretariat Patna.
            3.     The Accountant General Bihar Patna, Birchand Patel Marg Patna.
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Shubham

                    Kumar Upadhyay junior counsel to Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra

                    submits that he is under instruction to withdraw the present writ

                    application.

                                 3. As prayed for, the case is dismissed as withdrawn.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-

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