Patna High Court

Aasha DeviversusBinay Kumar, The Managing Director

Decided: 9 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: HARISH KUMAR

Holding

The contempt petition stands closed as the order under contempt has been complied with.

Summary

Aasha Devi, widow of the late Randhir Dubey, filed a contempt petition against several officials of the Bihar and Jharkhand State Food and Civil Supplies Corporations and the Regional Provident Fund Commission. The petition alleged non‑compliance with a prior order. During the pendency of the petition, the respondents complied with the order. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court of this compliance. The court, after hearing counsel for both sides, held that there was no longer any ground for contempt and consequently closed the contempt petition.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition should continue despite compliance with the order?

Subjects

contempt
order compliance
civil writ
petition closure

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1847 of 2022
                                                       In
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9903 of 2017
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                  Aasha Devi Wife of Late Randhir Dubey Resident of Village and Post-
                  Alawalpur, Police Station- Gourichak, District- Patna.
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     Binay Kumar, The Managing Director Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies
                   Corporation Ltd., Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna- 1.
            2.    Uday Pratap Singh, The Chief of Claim Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies
                  Corporation Ltd., Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna- 1.
            3.    Amit Prakash, The District Manager Plamu, Jharkhand, State Food and Civil
                  Supplies Corporation.
            4.    M.S. Arya, The Regional Provident Fund Commission Bihar, Patna.
            5.     Jatindra Prasad, The Managing Director Jharkhand State Food and Civil
                   Supplies Corporation, Jharkhand at Ranchi.
                                                                    ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr.Nagendra Dubey
                  For the Opposite Party/s :     Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh
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                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

8    09-01-2026                  At the outset, Mr. Nagendra Dubey, learned Advocate

                    for the petitioner submits at the Bar that during pendency of the

                    contempt petition, the order under contempt has been duly

                    complied with.

                                 2. Learned Advocates for the opposite parties are

                    present.

                                 3. In view thereof, the contempt petition stands

                    closed.


                                               (Harish Kumar, J)
Anjani/-
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