Patna High Court
Kaushal Kishore VermaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was withdrawn and consequently disposed of by the Court.
Summary
Petitioner Kaushal Kishore Verma filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and several officials for allegedly willfully disobeying an order dated 12‑03‑2021 in CWJC No.7700 of 2020. The petition alleged that the respondents failed to comply with the directions of that order. Counsel for the petitioner later moved that the petition be withdrawn. The Court, after hearing the parties on 05‑05‑2026, accepted the withdrawal. Consequently, the petition was disposed of without any order on contempt, and no substantive discussion on the merits was made.
Issues considered
- Whether contempt proceedings can be initiated against the respondents for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 12‑03‑2021?
- Whether the petition can be withdrawn after filing?
Subjects
- contempt
- civil writ jurisdiction
- withdrawal of petition
- Patna High Court
- order compliance
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1979 of 2022
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7700 of 2020
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Kaushal Kishore Verma son of Late Kameshwar Prasad, Resident of Road
No. 8, Rajiv Nagar, P.S. Rajiv Nagar, at and District-Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Bihar.
2. Mr. Pratya Amrit, the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. Mr. Hanuman Prasad Choudhary, the Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction
Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. Mr. Laxmi Narain Singh, the Chief Engineer, South Bihar (Yatayat),
Upbhag, Public Works Department, Patna.
5. Mr. Bharat Lal, the Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Circle,
Magadh Pramandal Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
6. Mr. Aslam Mohamad, the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Division-
1, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Gaya.
7. Mr. Sushil Kumar, the Provident Fund Officer-cum-Treasury Officer, Gaya.
8. Mr. Praveen Kumar, the Accountant General (A and E) Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhola Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Amit Prakash (Ga 13)
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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 12.03.2021
passed in CWJC No. 7700 of 2020.”
Patna High Court MJC No.1979 of 2022(4) dt.05-05-2026
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3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for
withdrawal of the petition.
4. Accordingly, MJC No. 2022 stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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