Patna High Court
Rudra Prakash Mishra,versusThe State of Bihar,
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was dismissed as the respondents had complied with the substantive order, leaving no basis for contempt.
Summary
The petitioner, a retired employee, sought to initiate contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and officials for allegedly refusing to comply with a September 2, 2020 order directing payment of his full post‑retirement pension and related arrears within specified time limits. The court noted that the respondents had already paid the entire post‑retirement dues, but the petitioner had not submitted a no‑dues certificate nor handed over the caretaker charge to his successor. The State counsel argued that the substantive order was satisfied, leaving only procedural grievances. The judge held that since the principal order was complied with, there was no ground for contempt and the petition was therefore disposed. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed without further orders.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents' failure to obtain a no‑dues certificate and to hand over caretaker charge constitutes contempt of the earlier court order
- Whether the payment of the full post‑retirement dues satisfies the court's directive and bars a contempt proceeding
Subjects
- contempt of court
- post‑retirement pension
- no‑dues certificate
- caretaker handover
- court order compliance
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1844 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4447 of 2020
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Rudra Prakash Mishra, Son of Surya Narayan Mishra, Resident of Village
Belaur, P.O. - Belaur, P.S. - Guthani, District - Siwan.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Science and Technology
Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. Principal, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology (LNJPIT), Chapra,
At and PO and P.S. Chapra, District - Saran.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Parth Gaurav
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Archana Meenakshee (Gp 6)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 10-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner has prayed for grant of following
relief :-
“1. That this application is being filed
for initiating a contempt proceeding against
Respondent Authorities for intentionally,
deliberately and willfully disobeying the essence of
the order dated 02.09.2020 passed by Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay passed in C.W.J.C.
No.4447/2020, whereby, the Respondent
Authorities was directed to ensure the payment of
entire post-retiral dues after completing all the
formalities, if any, required in the process of
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finalization of the pension of the Petitioner. Also, it
was further directed that the entire exercise in this
regard must be completed by the Respondents
within a maximum period of 60 days from the date
of receipt/production of the copy of this order and
ensure payment of arrears as well as current
pension sought to be paid to the Petitioner within
further period of one month failing which the
Petitioner would be entitled to 9% interest from 31 st
of July, 2019 till the date of actual payment which
shall be borne out from the pocket of the
respondents.
3. The show cause of the Opposite Party is on record
and learned State counsel has taken to that Court to paragraph
11 which reads as follows :-
“11. That in compliance to the Hon'ble
Courts orders and direction the opposite party
has already paid entire post retiral due of the
petitioner, as such at present there is nothing
pending at the level of answering opposite party.
However, it is important to mention here that in
compliance to the order and directions passed by
this Hon'ble Court entire post retiral dues of the
petitioner has already been given but inspite of
several reminders by the opposite party he has
neither submitted its no dues certificate time on
before the opposite party nor he handed over the
charge of post its "Caretaker" to his successor.
4. In view of the fact that the orders stands complied,
granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate his grievance if still
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subsist, the contempt petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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