Patna High Court
Pankaj KumarversusThe State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Education Government of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
Holding
The court granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the order dated 24 September 2025 and disposed of the contempt petition.
Summary
Pankaj Kumar filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court against several officials of the Bihar Education Department, seeking to enforce an earlier order dated 22 April 2019 (CWJC No. 22717 of 2018). The District Education Officer, Patna, had issued a reasoned order on 24 September 2025 in compliance with that earlier judgment. The petitioner requested liberty to challenge the 24 September 2025 order. The learned counsel for the respondents highlighted the compliance with the court's prior direction. The bench, after hearing counsel, granted the petitioner liberty to contest the order and consequently disposed of the contempt petition. No further substantive adjudication on the merits of the challenged order was made.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty to challenge the order dated 24 September 2025 issued by the District Education Officer.
- Whether the contempt petition should be dismissed in view of the granted liberty.
Subjects
- contempt
- judicial order
- liberty to challenge
- education department
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2324 of 2025
In
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3470 of 2019
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Pankaj Kumar Son of Sri Ramanand Sharma and Late Sumitra Devi, R/o-
Village and P.O. and P.S.-Salimpur, District-Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Education
Government of Bihar Patna namely Sri (Dr.) S. Siddharth.
2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna, namely Smt.
Sahila.
3. The Deputy Secretary, Departmetn of Primary Education, Government of
Bihar, Patna, namely Sri Subodh Kumar Chaudhary.
4. The District Education Officer, Patna namely Sri Saket Ranjan.
5. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Patna, namely Sri Raj
Kamal Kumar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amit Anand, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Government Pleader 27
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
ORAL ORDER
3 06-02-2026 The learned counsel for the opposite parties has
pointed out, at the outset that in compliance of the order of this
Court dated 22.4.2019, passed in CWJC No. 22717 of 2018, the
District Education Officer, Patna has passed a reasoned order
dated 24.9.2025.
2. In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel for the
petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to challenge
the aforesaid order dated 24.9.2025. Liberty, so sought, is
granted.
Patna High Court MJC No.2324 of 2025(3) dt.06-02-2026
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3. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands
disposed off.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
Ajay/-
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