Patna High Court
Sunayana KumariversusThe State of Bihar through Pratyaya Amrit, the Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- ANSHUMAN
Holding
The court held that the contempt proceedings were to be dropped and the petition dismissed, granting the petitioner liberty to challenge the later order in the appropriate forum.
Summary
The petitioner, Sunayana Kumari, filed a writ petition seeking relief after the Director of I.G.I.M.S. issued a cryptic order (Letter No. 6058 dated 20‑11‑2025) purportedly complying with an earlier court order dated 29‑08‑2024. The petitioner alleged that the new order was unsatisfactory and caused further prejudice. The State argued that the order fully complied with the court’s earlier direction. The court examined whether the later order satisfied the requirements of the 29‑08‑2024 order and whether contempt proceedings should continue. Finding that the compliance was not demonstrably satisfactory, the court dropped the contempt proceedings and dismissed the miscellaneous jurisdiction petition, while allowing the petitioner to challenge the later order in the appropriate forum.
Issues considered
- Did the order dated 20‑11‑2025 issued by the Director of I.G.I.M.S. comply with the court’s order dated 29‑08‑2024?
- Should the contempt proceedings initiated against the opposite party be continued?
Subjects
- contempt proceedings
- writ jurisdiction
- administrative order
- compliance with court order
- challenge of order
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.158 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12879 of 2024
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Sunayana Kumari W/o Late Nirmal Kumar Jha Resident of Flat no.- 205,
Vishal Residency wing- III, Rajabazar, P.O. - Sheikhpura, P.S.- Airport, Patna-
800014.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Pratyaya Amrit, the Additional Chief Secretary,
Health Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Director, I.G.I.M.S., Bailey Road, Patna, Dr. Bindhe Kumar.
3. The Deputy Director, I.G.I.M.S., Bailey Road, Patna, Dr. Vibhuti Prashant
Sinha.
4. The Administrative Officer, I.G.I.M.S., Bailey Road, Patna, Subhash
Narayan.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Tiwari, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Advocate General
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
5 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in
compliance of order dated 29.08.2024 passed in C.W.J.C No.
12879 of 2024, an order has been passed by the opposite party
no.2 as contained in Letter No. 6058 dated 20.11.2025
(Annexure-E). But, the said order is basically a cryptic order by
which the petitioner has already suffered.
Patna High Court MJC No.158 of 2025(5) dt.22-01-2026
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3. Learned counsel for the State submits that the
opposite party no.2 has complied with the order dated
29.08.2024 passed in C.W.J.C No. 12879 of 2024.
4. In this view of the matter, the contempt proceeding
is hereby dropped and the present M.J.C petition stands
dismissed, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said
Letter No. 6058 dated 20.11.2025 (Annexure-E) in accordance
with law, before the appropriate forum.
(Dr. Anshuman, J)
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