Patna High Court

Binayak Dutt Pathak,versusMr. R.K. Mahajan The Principal Secretary

Decided: 18 February 2026
Disposal: D.F.D. (PRE-EMPTORY)
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The petition is dismissed for non‑compliance with the earlier order dated 13 January 2026.

Summary

Petitioners, a group of individuals, filed a civil writ petition in the Patna High Court against several officials of the Bihar government and Veer Kunwar Singh University. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners, while counsel for the State and the University were present. The Court noted that the petitioners had failed to comply with the directions issued in the earlier order dated 13 January 2026. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for non‑compliance of the previous order. The dismissal was recorded in an oral order dated 18 February 2026.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal
Patna High Court
government officials

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5030 of 2019
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14780 of 2017
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            1.     Binayak Dutt Pathak, Son of Srikant Pathak, Resident of Charitravan, Buxar,
                   P.O. Buxar, P.S. Buxar, District-Buxar.
            2.    Brijnandan, Son of Late Bihari Thakur, Resident of Village- Koipurwa, P.O.
                  Buxar, P.S.- Buxar, District- Buxar.
            3.    Yoageshwar Nath Tripathi, Son of Gupteshwar Tripathi, Resident of Sri
                  Krishna Nagar Colony, Ward No. 12, P.O. Buxar, P.S.- Buxar, District-
                  Buxar.
            4.    Bansidhar Thakur, Son of Late Bihari Thakur, Resident of Village-
                  Koipurwa, P.O. Buxar, P.S.- Buxar, District- Buxar.
                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    Mr. R.K. Mahajan The Principal Secretary Department of Human Resources,
                  Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Mrs. Rekha Kumari, the Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Mr. Shyamnandan Jha, the Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.
            4.    Mr. Devi Prasad Tiwari, the Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University,
                  Ara.
            5.    Mr. Navin Kumar, The Principal, M.V. College, Buxar.
            6.     Mr. Shalendra Ojha, The Principal, H.D. Jain College, Ara.
                                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :      None
                  For the State          :      Mr. Ram Vinay Pd. Singh, A.C. to G.A.XII.
                  For University         :      Mr. P.K. Verma, Advocate
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    18-02-2026                     No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned

                    counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the

                    University are present.

                                  2. For non-compliance of the previous order dated

                    13.01.2026, this case is dismissed.



sanjeev/-                                                        (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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