Patna High Court
Chitranjan SinghversusThe State of Bihar through Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Principal Secretary,
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition for contempt was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Chitranjan Singh, filed an application in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and officials of Veer Kuwar Singh University for alleged willful disobedience of two earlier orders dated 11 October 2010 and 19 February 2014. The earlier orders had been issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9260 of 2010 and Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 95 of 2011 respectively. During the hearing on 12 March 2026, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petition had become infructuous and requested its withdrawal. The Court considered whether a petition for contempt could be withdrawn after the cause of action had ceased. Finding no impediment, the Court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the contempt claim were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition for contempt of court may be withdrawn when the cause of action has become infructuous
Subjects
- contempt of court
- withdrawal of petition
- high court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- infructuous petition
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2234 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9260 of 2010
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Chitranjan Singh Son of Late Nathuni Prasad Singh Village and P.O.-
Dhangain, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas at Sasaram.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary-
cum-Principal Secretary, Patna.
2. Smt. Rekha Kumar, Director, Higher Education, Patna.
3. Dr. K.C. Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, Veer Kuwar Singh University, Ara.
4. Dr. Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Registrar, Veer Kuwar Singh University, Ara.
5. Shri Sushil Kumar Yadav, Finance Office, Veer Kuwar Singh University,
Ara.
6. Dr. Krishna Prasad, Principal, Shershah College, Sasaram District- Rohtas.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Smt. Shilpa Singh (GA12)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 12-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred for:
“initiation of contempt of
court proceeding against opposite
parties for willful and deliberate
disobedience of order/judgment
dated 11.10.2010 passed in CWJC
No.9260 of 2010 by Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh and
Patna High Court MJC No.2234 of 2021(3) dt.12-03-2026
2/2
order dated 19.2.2014 passed in
MJC No. 95 of 2011 by Hon'ble
Mr. Justice Navaniti Prasad
Singh.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petition has become infructuous and as such, he may be
permitted to withdrawn the petition.
4. Accordingly, MJC No. 2234 of 2021 stands
dismissed as withdrawn.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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