Patna High Court
Smt. Prem Lata RaniversusThe State of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is dismissed and the matter is disposed of.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Prem Lata Rani, filed a contempt petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and its officials for allegedly willfully disobeying an order dated 11 September 2018 issued in CWJC No. 6276 of 2016. The opposite parties filed a show‑cause memorandum (Memo No. 23/405397 dated 9 January 2019) denying the petitioner’s claim. The Court examined whether the respondents had indeed contravened the earlier order and whether a contempt proceeding was warranted. Finding that the petitioner could still raise any remaining grievance through appropriate agitations, the Court declined to entertain the contempt petition. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of without any order of contempt.
Issues considered
- Did the respondents willfully disobey the order dated 11‑09‑2018 passed in CWJC No. 6276 of 2016?
- Is the petition for initiation of contempt proceedings maintainable?
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- disobedience of court order
- petition disposal
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.180 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6276 of 2016
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Smt. Prem Lata Rani Late Pankaj Kumar Sinha resident of Mohalla
Chandmari Road, Gali No. 6, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Sri K. S. Dwiwedi, the Director General of
Police, P.S. Sachivalaya, District Patna.
2. Sri Siddarth the Principal Secretary Finance Department having his office at
Old Secretariat, P.S. Sachivalaya, District Patna.
3. Sri Kundan Krishnan the Additional Director General having his office at
Old Secretariat, P.S. Sachivalaya, District- Patna.
4. Smt. Garima Mallick the Senior Superintendent of Police Patna having his
office at North Gandhi Maidan Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vikas Mohan, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Rajan Prakash, AC to GA-2
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
5 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 11.09.2018
passed in CWJC No. 6276 of 2016.”
3. A show cause of the opposite party contains memo
no.23/405397 dated 09.01.2019 by which the Inspector General
(Budget/Appeal/Welfare), Bihar, Patna has negated the claim of
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the petitioner.
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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