Patna High Court
Krishna Nand AcharyaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The contempt application is dismissed as the respondents have complied with the earlier order.
Summary
Petitioner Krishna Nand Acharya filed a contempt application alleging that the State of Bihar and its officials had failed to comply with a judgment dated 9 April 2018 in CWJC No. 13460 of 2010, which directed them to regularize his service within three months of receipt of the order. The respondents contended that they had fully complied with the said order. The petitioner was unable to rebut this claim. The court examined the submissions and found no evidence of non‑compliance. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed and the application was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Did the respondents fail to comply with the order dated 9 April 2018 in CWJC No. 13460 of 2010?
- Should the contempt application be entertained in view of the alleged non‑compliance?
Subjects
- contempt
- non‑compliance
- civil writ jurisdiction
- regularization
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1513 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13460 of 2010
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Krishna Nand Acharya S/o Shri JIva Nand Acharya R/O Vill Karama,
P.S.Puraini , Distt-Madhepura
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Shri Ramjee Rai, aged about 57 years, Male,
Chief Engineer, Building Construction Department, North Bihar, Patna
2. Chanchal Kumar Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government
of Bihar, Patna
3. Varun Kumar Singh Superintending Engineer, Building Construction
Department, Saharsa
4. Madhusudan Kumar Karn Executive Engineer, Building Construction
Department, Saharsa Circle, Saharsa
5. Amarjeet Kumar Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department,
Madhepura Circle, Madhepura
6. Ram Avtar Neeraj Executive Engineer, PWD (Building Construction
Department), Purnea
7. Govind Kumar Assistant Engineer, Building Construction Department, Uda-
Kishanganj, Madhepura
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhinav Srivastava
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Amit Prakash (Ga13)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned counsel for the opposite parties.
2. The instant contempt application has been filed
alleging non-compliance of the order and judgment dated
09.04.2018 passed in CWJC No. 13460 of 2010, whereby this
Court directed the opposite parties, including the Chief
Engineer, to consider the case of the petitioner and to grant him
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the benefit of regularization from the date juniors were so
regularized, if applicable, within a period of three months from
the date of receipt/production of a copy of the said order.
3. At this stage, learned counsel for the State submits
that the order dated 09.04.2018 passed in CWJC No. 13460 of
2010 has been duly complied with, to which learned counsel for
the petitioner is not in a position to controvert the said
submission.
4. Accordingly, the instant contempt application
stands disposed of.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
shikha/-
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