Patna High Court
Dr. Surendra Mohan Kumar Sinha and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition for contempt was dismissed and the matter was disposed.
Summary
Dr. Surendra Mohan Kumar Sinha filed a petition seeking contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and several health department officials, alleging willful violation of an order dated 23 July 2012 in CWJC No. 16817 of 2009. The opposite parties filed a show‑cause response and attached annexures indicating that leave applications were approved on 8 February 2018 and 3 July 2020. The Court examined whether the alleged non‑compliance amounted to contempt and whether the petition could proceed. Finding that the opposite parties had obtained the necessary leave, the Court granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance but otherwise disposed of the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed without further contempt proceedings.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties willfully violated the order dated 23‑07‑2012 and are liable for contempt
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to initiate contempt proceedings against the State and its officials
Subjects
- contempt
- civil writ jurisdiction
- order violation
- high court
- health department
- petition dismissed
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2784 of 2017
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16817 of 2009
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Dr. Surendra Mohan Kumar Sinha and Anr S/o Late Ramchandra Prasad
Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar.
2. Sri Rajnish Kumar Mahajan, The Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Health,
Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, New Secretariat, Patna
3. Sachida Nand Choudhary, The Special Secretary, Health, Medical Education
and Family Welfare Department, New Secretariat, Patna
4. Dr. Karuna Kumari The Joint Secretary Health, Medical Education and
Family Welfare Department, New Secretariat, Patna
5. Sudhir Kumar, the Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar,
New Secretariat, Patna
6. Smt. Sujata Cha......, The Commissioner/ Secretary Finance Department,
New Secretariat, Patna
7. Kavindra Prasad Singh, The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S. D. Yadav Aag 9
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
5 09-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the opposite parties for willful and
deliberate violation of order dated 23.07.2012
passed in CWJC No. 16817 of 2009.”
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
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party no. 2 and learned State counsel has taken this Court to
Annexures-C and D to show that vide order dated 08.02.2018
and 03.07.2020, the leave applications were approved.
4. Granting liberty to the petitioner, if he still have
any grievance, the MJC No. 2784 of 2017 stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
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