Patna High Court

Md. Kalim KhanversusShree Robert L. Chongthu, The Principal Secretary, to the Governor, Governor s Secretariat, Bihar

Decided: 5 May 2026
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Bench: PURNENDU SINGH

Holding

The petition was dismissed as withdrawn upon the petitioner’s request.

Summary

The petitioner, Md. Kalim Khan, filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court against the Principal Secretary to the Governor of Bihar. The petition alleged that the respondent had committed contempt of court. During the hearing on 5 May 2026, the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, moved to withdraw the petition, stating that the grievance had been redressed. The court considered the request for withdrawal. No substantive examination of the contempt allegations was undertaken. The court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. The matter was concluded without any further orders.

Issues considered

Whether a contempt petition can be withdrawn by the petitioner after filing

Subjects

contempt
withdrawal
civil writ
high court
Patna High Court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2912 of 2024
                                                    In
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10537 of 2024
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                  Md. Kalim Khan, Son of Md. Jamil Khan, Resident of B- 13 A, Indrapuri
                  Colony, Raza Bazar, Samanpura, Police Station- Shastri Nagar, District-
                  Patna.

                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                  Shree Robert L. Chongthu, The Principal Secretary, to the Governor,
                  Governor s Secretariat, Bihar Patna.

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :   Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Advocate.
                  For the Opposite Party/s :   Mr.Rajiv Ranjan Kr. Pandey, Advocate.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                        ORAL ORDER

2    05-05-2026                       Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                    petitioner seeks to withdraw the present contempt petition

                    submitting that the grievance of the petitioner has been

                    redressed.

                                 2. The present contempt petition, accordingly, stands

                    dismissed as withdrawn.



                                                   (Purnendu Singh, J)
mantreshwar/-

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