Patna High Court
Manju KumariversusAtul Prasad The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, The State Of Bihar, Patna and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was withdrawn and disposed of, with no finding of contempt.
Summary
Manju Kumari filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against several state officials for allegedly willfully disobeying an order dated 24 May 2017 issued by Justice Jyoti Saran in C.W.J.C. No‑5216/2016. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the order had been complied with and therefore requested that the petition be withdrawn. The court considered whether there was any ground for contempt and whether the order had indeed been complied with. Finding the petitioner's request reasonable and no evidence of non‑compliance, the court allowed the withdrawal. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as withdrawn without any contempt finding.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents committed contempt of court by violating the order dated 24‑05‑2017.
- Whether the order dated 24‑05‑2017 has been complied with by the respondents.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- writ jurisdiction
- withdrawal of petition
- order compliance
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3150 of 2017
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5216 of 2016
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Manju Kumari W/o Sri Kamlesh Kumar R/o Mohalla - Sahid Marg Road,
P.O. P.S. Dumaron, Ward No. 7, Distt. - Buxar Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. Atul Prasad The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, The State
Of Bihar, Patna and Ors
2. R.S.P. Daftuar, The Director, I.C.D.S., Social Welfare Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna null null
3. Arbind Kumar Verma, The District Magistrate, Buxar
4. Sashi Kant Paswan, The District Programme Officer, Buxar null null
5. Pramod Kumar, The Sub - Divisional Officer, Dumaron, Buxar
6. Babita Rai, In-Charge, The Child Development Project officer, Dumaron,
Presently posted at Semiri B
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Kr. Pandey, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha - AAG 8
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 23-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred:
for initiating a proceeding of
contempt of court of violating the Hon'ble
Court's order and for punishing the opposite
parties for willful and deliberate
disobedience of the order dated 24.05.2017
passed by the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jyoti
Saran in C.W.J.C. No-5216/2016.
3. Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Kumar Kr. Pandey submits that
the order stands complied and as such, he may be allowed to
Patna High Court MJC No.3150 of 2017(2) dt.23-04-2026
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withdraw the petition.
4. According, MJC No. 3150 of 2017 is disposed as
withdrawn.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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