Patna High Court

Dr. Pravesh Paswan,versusSanjay Kumar,

Decided: 29 January 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: ALOK KUMAR SINHA

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Dr. Pravesh Paswan filed a writ petition before the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and its health officials. The petitioner was instructed by his counsel to withdraw the application after the writ court's order was complied with. The petitioner’s counsel moved the court seeking withdrawal of the petition. The court entertained the request and dismissed the application as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were considered.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of a writ application that the petitioner seeks to withdraw after compliance with the court's earlier order?

Subjects

writ petition
withdrawal
dismissal
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 5321 of 2019
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21440 of 2018
                  ======================================================
                  Dr. Pravesh Paswan, S/o Sri Narayan Paswan, Resident of Village- Rajaura,
                  P.S.- Barbigha, District- Sheikhpura.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
            1.     Sanjay Kumar, Son of not known to the Petitioner, The State of Bihar
                   through The Principal Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Son of not known to the petitioner, The Director in
                  Chief, Health Services, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Bibekanand Thakur, Son of not known to the petitioner, The Deputy
                  Director, Health Services, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            4.    Dr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, Son of not known to the petitioner, The Under
                  Secretary Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            5.     Dr. Janardan Sharma, Son of not known to the petitioner, Civil Surgeon,
                   Rohtas at Sasaram.
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Nandlal Kumar Singh, Adv
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Akshay Lal Prasad, AC to GP13
                                                   Mr. Ravi Kumar, Ac to GP13
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    29-01-2026                      Learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Nandlal

                    Kumar Singh submits that the order of the writ court has been

                    complied with and, therefore, he is under instruction to

                    withdraw the present application.

                                 2. As prayed for, the present application is dismissed

                    as withdrawn.



                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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