Patna High Court
Md. Wasi AhmadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of, and no contempt proceedings are initiated against the respondents.
Summary
The petitioner, Md. Wasi Ahmad, filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the Bihar Education Department for allegedly willfully disobeying the Court’s order dated 10‑12‑2018 in CWJC No.11925 of 2018. The petition alleged that the respondents failed to comply with the directions of that order, thereby warranting contempt action. The Court examined the submissions and noted that the District Provident Fund Office, Muzaffarpur had issued an authority letter concerning the petitioner, indicating some compliance. The Court granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance if it persisted. Consequently, the Court disposed of the contempt petition, effectively dismissing the application for contempt proceedings.
Issues considered
- What constitutes willful disobedience of the order dated 10‑12‑2018 in CWJC No.11925 of 2018?
- Whether the respondents can be held in contempt for alleged non‑compliance.
Subjects
- contempt
- writ jurisdiction
- court order compliance
- education department
- provident fund
- disobedience of court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1781 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11925 of 2018
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Md. Wasi Ahmad S/o Late Md. Suleman Resident of Village and P.O.- Aima
Bisunpur, P.S.- Kajra, District- Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through Mr. Deepak Kumar the Principal Secretary
Education Department Government of Bihar.
2. Mr. Ajay Kumar Director, Primary Education, Education Department,
Government of Bihar.
3. Dr. Bimal Thakur District Education Officer, Muzaffarpur.
4. Mr. Dhananjay Mishra District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur.
5. Mr. Abdus Salam Anshari District Program Officer, Muzaffarpur.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Neeraj Kumar Alias Sanidh, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey, AAG-15
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
7 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 10.12.2018
passed in CWJC No. 11925 of 2018.”
3. A show cause of the opposite party shows that the
District Provident Fund Office, Muzaffarpur has issued the
Patna High Court MJC No.1781 of 2019(7) dt.06-05-2026
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authority letter so far as the petitioner is concerned.
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)
vinayak/-
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