Patna High Court
DR. Sudhir Kumar SinghversusVivek Kumar Singh
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of and no contempt proceedings are ordered.
Summary
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, the Collector of Vaishali, and the Circle Officer, alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 5 December 2019 in CWJC No. 24149 of 2019. The Collector submitted a show‑cause notice indicating that a revision petition filed against the earlier order had been rejected. The Court examined whether the alleged non‑compliance justified contempt proceedings. It granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance, but ultimately held that the contempt petition could not proceed. Consequently, the petition was disposed of without ordering contempt proceedings.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to initiate contempt proceedings for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 05‑12‑2019
- Whether the rejection of the revision petition affects the maintainability of the contempt petition
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- order compliance
- revision petition
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1881 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24149 of 2019
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DR. Sudhir Kumar Singh Son of Late Dr. Tripati Narayan Singh, Resident of
Harpur Fatikwara, P.S.-Mahnar, Dist.-Vaishali, Presently Residing at D-129
P.C. Colony, Kankarbagh, P.S.-Kankarbagh, Dist.-Patna-800020.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. Vivek Kumar Singh the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms
Department, Bihar, Patna.
2. Smt. Udita Singh, Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur.
3. Ramesh Kumar, the Circle Officer, Mahnar, Dist.-Vaishali.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha, SC-19
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 05-05-2026 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 05.12.2019
passed in CWJC No. 24149 of 2019.”
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the Collector,
Vaishali which shows that the revision petition was rejected.
4. Granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate the
Patna High Court MJC No.1881 of 2021(4) dt.05-05-2026
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matter, if any grievance still remains, the present contempt
petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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