Patna High Court

Rahul KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The application is disposed as the petitioner has withdrawn it.

Summary

The petitioner, Rahul Kumar, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking relief against the State of Bihar and several officials. After filing, the petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the grievance had been redressed and the petitioner wished to withdraw the application. The court considered the request for withdrawal and noted that the petitioner had voluntarily sought to discontinue the proceedings. No substantive merits of the petition were examined as the withdrawal was accepted. Consequently, the court disposed of the application without further orders.

Issues considered

Whether a civil writ petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing and if the court may dispose of the application on such withdrawal

Subjects

withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction
application disposed
grievance redressed

Judgment

                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                   Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 484 of 2023
                                                          In
                                    Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20500 of 2021
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                     Rahul Kumar Son of Sri Ramta Kharwar resident of Village- Mohammadpur,
                     P.O.- Chotaki Chenari, P.S.- Sheo Sagar, District- Rohtas.
                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
               1.     The State of Bihar .
               2.    The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Mr. Dharmendra Kumar- I.A.S.
               3.    The Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Rohtas, Mr. Manoj Kumar- B.A.S.
               4.    The Circle Officer, Sheosagar, District- Rohtas, Jitendra Prasad Ram, aged
                     about 55 years, Son of Ram Sihasa Ram, resident of Village- Nagari, P.S.-
                     Charpokhar, District- Bhojpur.
               5.    The District Welfare Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram.
               6.     Santosh Kumar Srivastava, Son of not known Halka Karmchari, Anchal-
                      Sheosagar, P.S. and P.O.- Sheosagar, Panchayat- Mohammadpur, District-
                      Rohtas.
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                     Appearance :
                     For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Madhusudan Kumar, Advocaet
                     For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Sajid Salim Khan, Sr. Advocate
                     ======================================================
                     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                           ORAL ORDER

2       09-01-2026                     Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner

                       seeks to withdraw the present application, as the grievance of

                       the petitioner has been redressed.

                                    2. Accordingly, the present application stands

                       disposed of.



                                                  (Purnendu Singh, J)
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