Patna High Court
Vinodanand Jha @ Binoda Nand Jha,versusThe State of Bihar.
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- ALOK KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Vinodanand Jha, filed a civil writ petition before the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and certain officials. During the hearing on 13-01-2026, counsel for the petitioner informed the court that the petitioner had instructed him to withdraw the writ application. The court considered the request for withdrawal. No substantive merits of the petition were examined. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether a civil writ petition can be withdrawn after filing and what procedural effect follows
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- civil procedure
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4997 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2070 of 2018
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Vinodanand Jha @ Binoda Nand Jha, Son of Sri Narayan Jha, Resident of
Village- Silet Ward No. 10, P.O. and P.S. Saur Bazar, District- Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Sri R.K. Mahajan, aged about 59 years, Gender Male, Son of not known to
the petitioner, The Additional Chief Secretary cum Principal Secretary,
Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. Sri Jai Shankar Prasad Thakur, aged about ...... years, Gender Male, Son of
not known to the petitioner, the District Education Officer, Saharsa.
... ... Opposite Parties
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prafull Chandra Jha, Advocate
: Mr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Advocate
: Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Subhash Chandra Mishra (Sc 16)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the Respondent-State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Rahul
Kumar junior counsel to Mr. Prafull Chandra Jha 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 As prayed for, the case is dismissed as withdrawn.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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