Patna High Court
Dr. Thakur Balindra Prasad Singh @ Thakur Balindra Prasad SinghversusThe State of Bihar through Shree Sanjay Kumar, The Principal Secretary, Health/Aayush Department
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
Holding
The contempt petition is dismissed as not pressed.
Summary
Dr. Thakur Balindra Prasad Singh filed a contempt petition in the Patna High Court against the State of Bihar and several officials of the Indian Red Cross Society. He sought to avail the liberty already granted by the Court in an earlier writ order dated 15‑02‑2024. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the Court allow reliance on that liberty and that the contempt proceedings not be pursued. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah granted the liberty sought and observed that the contempt petition was not being pressed. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the contempt petition as not pressed, without examining the merits of any alleged contempt.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may rely on the liberty granted in the earlier order to avoid proceeding with the contempt petition
- Whether a contempt petition can be dismissed on the ground that it is not pressed
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- petition dismissed
- procedural liberty
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3141 of 2024
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.408 of 2024
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Dr. Thakur Balindra Prasad Singh @ Thakur Balindra Prasad Singh (male),
S/O Late Rameshvar Singh R/O Village- Khizirpur, P.S.- Tisiauta, District-
Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Shree Sanjay Kumar, The Principal Secretary,
Health/Aayush Department Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. Dr. B.B. Sinha, The Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society, Bihar Branch,
Gandhi Maidan, Patna.
3. Shree Sh. Salahuddin Khan, The Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Bihar
Branch, Gandhi Maidan, Patna.
4. Shree Pratyaya Amrit, The Additional Secretary, State Health Society, Bihar,
Patna.
5. Shree Yashpal Meena, The District Magistrate-Cum-Chairman, Indian Red
Cross Society, Branch Hajipur, Vaishali.
6. Shree Vinod Kumar Singh, the Additional Collector-Cum-Secretary, Indian
Red-Cross Society, Branch Hajipur, Vaishali.
7. Dr. Syam Nandan Prasad, The Civil Surgeon-Cum-Member, Indian Red
Cross Society, Branch Hajipur, Vaishali.
8. Dr. Kumar Manoj, The D.P.M.-Cum-Member, Indian Red Cross Society,
Branch Hajipur, Vaishali.
9. Shree Rakesh Ranjan, The Patron-Cum-Member, Indian Red Cross Society,
Branch Hajipur, Vaishali.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi, Advocate
For the State : Md. Zeeshan Kalim, AC to SC 20
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
ORAL ORDER
3 24-04-2026 At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner
seeks not to press the present contempt petition, however seeks
Patna High Court MJC No.3141 of 2024(3) dt.24-04-2026
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to avail the liberty already granted vide order dated 15.02.2024
passed in C.W.J.C. No. 408 of 2024. Liberty, so sought, is
granted.
2. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands
dismissed as not pressed.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
GAURAV S./-
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