Patna High Court

Raj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

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

Holding

The petition is dismissed because the petitioner failed to comply with the earlier court order dated 03.02.2026.

Summary

Petitioner Raj Kumar filed a writ petition against the State of Bihar and several education officials seeking relief. The High Court had earlier issued an order on 03.02.2026 directing the respondents to comply with certain directions. The petitioners failed to demonstrate compliance with that earlier order. Counsel for both parties appeared before the Court on 18-03-2026. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition for non‑compliance with the prior order.

Issues considered

Did the petitioner comply with the directions of the earlier order dated 03.02.2026?
Should the petition be dismissed for failure to comply with the earlier court order?

Subjects

writ jurisdiction
non‑compliance
dismissal
education department
high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.76 of 2020
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7146 of 2016
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                  Raj Kumar Son of Late Jaleshwar Prasad resident of House No- 47, Mohalla-
                  Chanakya Puri, Raja Bazar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District- Patna, Bihar.

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through Mr. R.K. Mahajan, son of not known to the
                  petitioner, The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of
                  Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
            2.    Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, Primary
                  Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat,
                  Patna.
            3.    Surendra Kumar Sinha, son of not known to the petitioner, The Regional
                  Deputy Director of Education, Patna Division, Patna.
            4.    Jyoti Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, The District Education
                  Officer, Patna.
            5.    Keshav Prasad son of not known to the petitioner, The District Programme
                  Officer (Establishment), Patna, Bihar.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Nandlal Kumar Singh
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms. Abhanjalli, AC to GA-12
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    18-03-2026                  Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                    counsel for the opposite party are present.

                                 2. For non-compliance of previous order dated

                    03.02.2026, the case is dismissed.


                                               (Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

Prakash Narayan
U

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