Patna High Court

Mansoor AlamversusMr. Pratyay Amrit, Chief Secretary,

Decided: 18 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: ANSHUMAN

Holding

The contempt petition is dropped and the case disposed.

Summary

Mansoor Alam filed a Miscellaneous Jurisdiction petition seeking contempt against several senior officials of the Bihar government. The State counsel submitted that a show‑cause notice had been filed and that the order dated 19‑08‑2025 had been complied with. The petitioner’s counsel accepted that a reasoned order had been passed. The court held that, given compliance and the existence of a reasoned order, the contempt proceedings could not continue. Consequently, the petition was dropped and the case disposed, with the petitioner given liberty to challenge the order dated 19‑08‑2025 in an appropriate forum if aggrieved.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt petition should be entertained despite the State’s compliance with the show‑cause notice

Subjects

contempt
writ jurisdiction
petition disposal
show‑cause notice
administrative order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2973 of 2025
                                                     In
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5837 of 2018
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                 Mansoor Alam Son of Sri Mahmood Hassan, Resident of 15/1- Galaxy
                 Apartment, New Patliputra Colony, P.S.- Patliputra, District- Patna.


                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus

           1.    Mr. Pratyay Amrit, Chief Secretary, the State of Bihar.
           2.    Dr. B. Rajender, Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration
                 Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           3.    Mr. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary, Home
                 Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           4.    Mr. Sudhansu Kumar Chaubey, Director, Prosecution, Bihar, Patna.


                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Prabhu Nath Pathak, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr. Government Pleader 4
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   18-02-2026                      Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   counsel for the State are present.

                                2. The present petition has been listed under the

                   heading For Orders (On Office Notes)-Tied Up.

                                3. Learned counsel for the State submits that a show-

                   cause has been filed indicating that the order has been complied

                   with.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner accepts that a

                   reasoned order has been passed. As such, the contempt
         Patna High Court MJC No.2973 of 2025(3) dt.18-02-2026
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                   proceeding is hereby dropped and the MJC petition is disposed

                   of, with liberty to challenge the order dated 19.08.2025 before

                   the appropriate forum, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said

                   order.



                                                                 (Dr. Anshuman, J.)

Aman Kumar/-

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