Patna High Court

Shailendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar through The Principal Secretary Namely Vivek Kumar Singh

Decided: 5 May 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: RAJIV ROY

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as the respondents have complied with the earlier order.

Summary

Shailendra Kumar filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the State of Bihar, alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 19 September 2019 passed in CWJC No. 5586 of 2015. The petitioner claimed that the respondents had not complied with the earlier order. The State counsel informed the Court that the order had, in fact, been complied with. The Court examined whether there was any ground to proceed with contempt given the alleged compliance. Finding that the order was complied with, the Court disposed of the contempt petition without initiating any contempt proceedings.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents willfully disobeyed the order dated 19 September 2019 in CWJC No. 5586 of 2015
Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the respondents

Subjects

contempt
civil writ jurisdiction
order compliance
high court
Bihar

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1253 of 2022
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5586 of 2015
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                 Shailendra Kumar Son of Late Bindhyachal Prasad, resident of Moh. New
                 Shital Tola, P.S. Ara Nawada, Distt. Bhojpur.


                                                                        ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through The Principal Secretary Namely Vivek Kumar
                 Singh Land Revenue Department, Old Secretariat, Patna.
           2.    The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority namely Rakesh Kumar, Patna
                 Division, Patna.
           3.    The Commissioner namely Kumar Ravi, Patna Division, Patna.
           4.    The Collector namley Raj Kumar, District Bhojpur at Ara.
           5.    The Addl. Collector namely Kumar Mangalam, District Bhojpur at Ara.
           6.    The Pr Accountant General namely Praveen Kumar Singh, Bihar, Patna.


                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Pranav Kumar, Advocate
                 For the State          :      Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   05-05-2026                    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 19.09.2019

                                    passed in CWJC No. 5586 of 2015.”

                                 3. It has been informed by the learned counsel for the

                   petitioner that the order stands complied.
            Patna High Court MJC No.1253 of 2022(3) dt.05-05-2026
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                                   4. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands

                      disposed of.



                                                     (Rajiv Roy, J)
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