Patna High Court
Gauri Shankar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
Since the respondents complied with the Court's order by making the required payment, the contempt application is dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner, Gauri Shankar Singh, filed an application seeking contempt proceedings against several government officials for allegedly willfully disobeying the High Court's order dated 21‑02‑2024 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3030 of 2023. The order required the respondents to make a payment of Rs. 346,509 to facilitate land acquisition for a road project. The respondents submitted a memorandum stating that they had paid the full amount on 18‑04‑2026 and communicated the same to the District Land Acquisition Officer. The Court examined the submissions, accepted the respondents' version of compliance, and consequently disposed of the contempt application. The Court indicated that any further grievance could be raised only through a fresh petition, not through the present contempt proceeding.
Issues considered
- Did the government respondents willfully disobey the Court's order dated 21‑02‑2024?
- Should contempt proceedings be instituted against the respondents?
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- government compliance
- land acquisition
- road construction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2648 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3030 of 2023
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Gauri Shankar Singh S/o Late Sita Ram Singh, Resident of Village-
Akhalashpur, P.S- Bhabhua, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. The Collector, Kaimur at Bhabua namely Sunil Kumar.
3. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Path Pramandal,
Bhabhua, Dist- Kaimur namely Adwadhesh Kumar.
4. The Anchal Adhikari Bhabhua, Kaimur namely Purushottam Kumar.
5. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua namely Sanjeev
Kumar Sajjan.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Standing Counsel 20
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
6 24-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred for
issuance of contempt proceeding against government respondents
authorities for deliberately and wlingfully disobedience of order
dated 21.02.2024 passed in C.W.J.C. no. 3030 of 2023 by this
Court.
3. Paragraphs 7 and 8 of the show cause filed on
behalf of the Executive Engineer, Road Construction
Department, Kaimur records as under:
7. That answering opposite party again
through memo no. 165 dated 02.04.2026 has
Patna High Court MJC No.2648 of 2025(6) dt.24-04-2026
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requested to the Chief Engineer for making
available allotment of Rs. 346509/- SO that order
of the Hon'ble court can be complied with.
8. That immediately after receipt of
estimate fund answering opposite party has made
payment of Rs. 3,46,509/- on 18.04.2026 to the
District Land Acquisition Officer, Kaimur through
U.T.R. No./XUTR/ RBISH00534130028 dated
18.04.2026 which has also been communicated to
the District Land Acquisition Officer, Kaimur,
Bhabhua through letter No. 192 dated 20.04.2026.
4. In that background, accepting the version of the
opposite parties, MJC No. 2648 of 2025 is disposed of.
5. If the petitioner still has any grievance, can very
well agitate by filing a proper petition.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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