Patna High Court

Mithilesh PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 8 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: RITESH KUMAR

Holding

The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Petitioner Mithilesh Paswan filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and several officials. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the grievances had been resolved and sought the court’s permission to withdraw the petition. The court, after hearing the parties, granted the permission to withdraw. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the contempt allegations were addressed.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition may be withdrawn by the petitioner after the grievances are redressed

Subjects

contempt of court
withdrawal of petition
civil writ jurisdiction

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2522 of 2019
                                                        In
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4940 of 2019
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                    Mithilesh Paswan S/o Late Baso Paswan Resident of Village- More
                    Pashchimi, Ward No.9, P.S.- Mokama, District- Patna     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
               1.    The State of Bihar through Sri. R.K. Mahajan, Principal Secretary,
                     Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
               2.   Sri Chitranjan Singh The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
               3.   Sri Kumar Ravi, The District Magistrate, Patna.
               4.   Sri Ramjaipal Ram, The Deputy Director, Establishment, Patna.
               5.   Sri Keshav Prasad, The District Programme Officer, Patna.
               6.   Sri Pankaj Kumar Upadhyay, The Block Development Officer, Athmalgola,
                    District- Patna
               7.    Mrs. Madhuri Dwivedi, The Block Educational Extension Officer,
                     Athmalgola, District- Patna
                                                                ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr. Onkar Nath, Advocate
                    For the Opposite Party/s :     Mrs. Smt. Shilpa Singh, GA-12
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                          ORAL ORDER

6    08-05-2026                      Heard the parties.

                                   2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner

                      submits that the grievances of the petitioner have been

                      redressed, therefore, he prays for withdrawal of the present

                      contempt petition.

                                   3. The permission, so sought for, is accorded.

                                   4. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands

                      dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                 (Ritesh Kumar, J)

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