IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4117 of 2025 ====================================================== Sandeep Kumar Srivastava @ Sandeep Son of Late Chandra Bhan Lal Srivastava, Resident of Village- Pagar, P.S. - Kaptanganj, District- Basti, Uttar Pradesh. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Muzaffarpur. 3. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Bettiah, District - West Champaran. 4. The District Education Officer, West Champaran at Bettiah. 5. The Block Education Officer, Bagaha-1, District - West Champaran. 6. The Principal, Upgraded High School, Parsa, Bagaha- 1, District - West Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhitabh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Shiv Kumar, AC to GA -3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-03-2025 Heard Mr. Abhitabh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Shiv Kumar, learned AC to GA-3 appearing on behalf of the State. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present writ application with liberty to file statutory appeal, as provided under Section 14(a) of the Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2023 (as amended from time to time) for the relief(s), as prayed for in Patna High Court CWJC No.4117 of 2025(2) dt.20-03-2025 2/2 the present writ petition. However, learned counsel submitted that the petitioner is suffering from acute jaundice and hepatitis, and the appeal, so preferred by him, is required to be expeditiously disposed of, in accordance with law. 3. Considering the aforesaid submission, made on behalf of the petitioner, liberty is granted to the petitioner to prefer statutory appeal and the time taken in pursuing the present writ petition is required to be condoned. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Ashishsingh/- (Purnendu Singh, J.) U