Patna High Court

Sriman Narayan PathakversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑compliance with the earlier order.

Summary

Petitioners Narayan Pathak and Akhilesh Pandey filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and related officials. No counsel appeared for the petitioners, while counsel for the State was present. The court noted that the petitioners failed to comply with a previous order dated 22‑01‑2026. Consequently, Justice Alok Kumar Sinha dismissed the petition for non‑compliance. The dismissal effectively upholds the status quo and ends the proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether failure to comply with the previous court order warrants dismissal of the writ petition

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
petition dismissal
court order

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4982 of 2019
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17435 of 2014
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            1.     Sriman Narayan Pathak S/o Late Brij Bihari Pathak Resident of Village and
                   P.O.- Nenua, Ward No.13, Kaushalpur, P.S.- Dumraon, District- Buxar. at
                   present working as Assistant Teacher in Bankey Bihari Sanskrit High
                   School, Nenua, P.S. Dumraon, District- Buxar.
            2.    Akhilesh Kumar Pandey S/o Late Satya Narayan Pandey Resident of Village
                  and P.O.- Rampur, P.S.- Nawnagar, District- Buxar. at present working as
                  Assistant Teacher in Bankey Bihari Sanskrit High School, Nenua, P.S. Dum-
                  raon, District- Buxar.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through Sri R.K. Mahajan, The Principal Secretary, De-
                  partment of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Sri Kamal Kumar Sinha, The Special Director, Secondary Education, De-
                  partment of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Sri Thakur Manoranjan Prasad, Secretary, through Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha
                  Board, Patna.
            4.    The Chairman, Dr. Bharti Mehta, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna.
            5.     The Managing Committee of Bankey Bihari Sanskrit High School, Nenua,
                   P.S. Dumraon, District Buxar through its Secretary.
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s         :      None
                  For the Opposite Party/s     :      A.C. to AAG-15.
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    13-02-2026                   No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned

                    counsel for the State is present.

                                 2. For non-compliance of the previous order dated

                    22.01.2026, this case is dismissed.



sanjeev/-                                                        (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

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