Patna High Court
Kiran DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of, as no sufficient ground for contempt was found.
Summary
Kiran Devi, widow of late Dineshwar Prasad, filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the State of Bihar. She alleged that the respondents willfully disobeyed the order dated 03‑04‑2018 issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 11684 of 2017. The petition relied on a show‑cause notice and a memorandum dated 15‑04‑2019 indicating that a reasoned order had been passed. The Court examined whether the alleged non‑compliance justified contempt proceedings. Justice Rajiv Roy observed that the petitioner was free to raise any remaining grievance but found no basis to proceed with contempt. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of without any order of contempt.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents' alleged non‑compliance with the order dated 03‑04‑2018 amounts to contempt of court
Subjects
- contempt
- civil writ
- order compliance
- high court
- petition
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1184 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11684 of 2017
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Kiran Devi Wife of Late Dineshwar Prasad Resident of Village-Muradpur,
Chakmusa, P.S. Phulwari Sarif, Dist.-Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Mr. R.K. Mahajan, Principal Secretary,
Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
2. Mr. Arvind Kumar Verma Director, Education Department, Government of
Bihar, Patna
3. Mr. Kumar Ravi District Magistrate, Patna
4. Mr. Keshav Prasad District Programme Officer, Establishment, Patna
5. Mr. Shamsher Mallik Block Development Officer-cum-Member Secretary,
Block Employment Unit, Phulwari Sarif, Patna
6. Mr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh Block Education Officer, Phulwari Sarif, Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Smt. Shilpa Singh, GA-12
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 06-05-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the contemnors/opposite parties for their
willful disobedience of the order dated 03.04.2018
passed in CWJC No. 11684 of 2017.”
3. A show cause is on record and learned State
Patna High Court MJC No.1184 of 2019(3) dt.06-05-2026
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counsel has taken this Court to memo no.583 dated 15.04.2019
to show that a reasoned order has been passed.
4. Granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate the
matter, if any grievance still remains, the present contempt
petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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