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Patna High Court

M/s Nilesh Engineers through its Manager Monojit MukherjeeversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The court granted permission to withdraw the application and liberty to file a contempt petition, disposing the present and any pending applications.

Summary

M/s Nilesh Engineers filed an application in the Patna High Court seeking permission to withdraw that application and to be allowed to file a contempt petition for the State of Bihar's alleged non‑compliance with an earlier order dated 11 September 2025. The court considered whether such withdrawal with liberty to initiate contempt proceedings was permissible. It held that the petitioner was entitled to withdraw the pending application and was granted liberty to file a contempt suit. Consequently, the present application was ordered to stand disposed of, and any other pending applications were also directed to be disposed of.

Issues considered

  • Whether the petitioner may withdraw the pending application and be granted liberty to file a contempt petition for non‑compliance of a prior order

Subjects

  • contempt
  • withdrawal of application
  • civil writ jurisdiction
  • non‑compliance
  • order enforcement

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18304 of 2025
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                 M/s Nilesh Engineers through its Manager Monojit Mukherjee R/o- at 65,
                 Nasakar Hat, Uttrapara, 2nd Lane, Tiljala, P.o. and P.S.- Kashba, District-
                 Kolkata, and having its registered office at Samrat Industrial Area 18, Opp,
                 Micro Gharghanti, Gokuldham main Road, Rajkot, Pin- 360004, Gujarat.

                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Labour Resources Department,
                 Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Director, Labour Resources Department (Training Wing), Government
                 of Bihar, Patna, Bihar.
           3.    The Directorate of Employment and training, Labour Resources Department,
                 Government of Bihar, B-Block, 4th Floor, Niyojan Bhawan, Baily Road,
                 Patna, Bihar- 800001.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Vishal Vikram Rana, Advocate
                                               Ms. Nisha Bharti, Advocate
                                               Mr. Kumar Saurav Dev, Advocate
                                               Mr. Akash Priye, Advocate
                 For the State          :      Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, AC to AAG-3
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                         and
                         HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

                 (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

2   02-07-2026                     Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission

                   to withdraw the present application with liberty to file a

                   contempt application for non-compliance of the order dated

                   11.09.2025 passed in CWJC No. 12732 of 2025.

                                 2. Permission is accorded.

                                 3. With the aforesaid liberty, the present application
           Patna High Court CWJC No.18304 of 2025(2) dt.02-07-2026
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                     stands disposed of.

                                 4. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand

                     disposed of.



                                                 (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                             ( Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)
rishabh/rajesh

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