Patna High Court

Umesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar through Smt. Bandana Preyashi, the Additional Chief Secretary,

Decided: 25 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

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

Summary

Petitioner Umesh Kumar filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court challenging the State of Bihar and its officials for allegedly not complying with an earlier court order dated 8 February 2024 in CWJC No. 1645 of 2024. The petitioner sought relief that the respondents be held in contempt for non‑compliance. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents have now fully complied with the said order. The Court examined the compliance and found that the earlier order had indeed been satisfied. Consequently, the Court disposed of the contempt petition, holding that no contempt exists as the order was complied with.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents are in contempt of the High Court order dated 8 February 2024
Whether the petition for contempt should be dismissed on account of compliance with the earlier order

Subjects

contempt
civil writ jurisdiction
compliance
disposal
High Court order

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1816 of 2024
                                                        In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1645 of 2024
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                  Umesh Kumar Son of Sri Ram Sewak Pandit Resident of At Nav Chetan Path,
                  Shivpuri, P.O- Anishabad, Police Station- Beur, District-Patna.

                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
            1.    The State of Bihar through Smt. Bandana Preyashi, the Additional Chief
                  Secretary, Forest and Environment Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    Sri. K. D. Ustapudi, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Bihar, Patna.
            3.    Sri. Satrunjay Kumar, the Divisional Forest Officer, Research, Training and
                  Public Relation Division, Patna, Combined Forest Building, Nehru Nagar,
                  Patna-800013.
            4.    Sri. Vinay Kumar, the Treasury Officer, Patna.
            5.     Sri. Raj Kumar, the Accountant General (A and E), Bihar, Patna.
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s          :       Mr.Alok Kumar, Adv.
                  For the State                 :       Mr.Standing Counsel 20
                                                        Mr. Mahtab Alam, AC to SC-20
                  For the Accountant General    :       Mr. Viviekanand Kumar, Adv.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    25-02-2026                   The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits

                    that the order of this Court dated 8.2.2024, passed in CWJC No.

                    1645 of 2024 has now stood complied with, hence the present

                    petition be disposed off.

                    2.       Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands

                    disposed off.


                                           (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

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