Patna High Court

Gunanand MishraversusRajeev Kumar Srivastav

Decided: 17 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The Court granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the Pricing Committee order and disposed of the contempt petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Gunanand Mishra, filed a contempt petition seeking liberty to challenge an order dated 1 December 2025 issued by the Pricing Committee of the Bihar State Housing Board. The Pricing Committee order was made in compliance with a prior judgment of this Court dated 17 April 2023 in CWJC No. 6678 of 2017. The petitioner argued that he needed the Court's permission to pursue further legal remedies against the Committee's order. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested that the Court grant such liberty. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah granted the petitioner's request for liberty to challenge the Pricing Committee order and consequently disposed of the contempt petition.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty from this Court to challenge the Pricing Committee order dated 1-12-2025
Whether the contempt petition should be dismissed after granting such liberty

Subjects

contempt
liberty to challenge
Pricing Committee
Bihar State Housing Board
civil writ jurisdiction
court order

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2797 of 2024
                                                        In
                                  Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6678 of 2017
                  ======================================================
                  Gunanand Mishra S/o Late Bhagirath Mishra, R/o village - Jonki, P.S. -
                  Basopatti, District - Madhubani.
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                  Rajeev Kumar Srivastav S/o not known, presently Managing Director and
                  Chairman of the Bihar State Housing Board, Patna and Head of its Pricing
                  Committee.
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr.Baidya Nath Thakur, Adv.
                  For the BSHB           :       Dr. Alok Kumar Sinha, Adv.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    17-04-2026                   The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on

                    behalf of the petitioner to challenge the order contained in

                    memo dated 1.12.2025, passed by the Pricing Committee of the

                    Bihar State Housing Board, which has been passed in

                    compliance of the order of this Court dated 17.4.2023, passed in

                    CWJC No. 6678 of 2017, by availing such other remedies as are

                    otherwise available under the law. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

                    2.       Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands

                    disposed off.


                                             (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

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