Patna High Court

Nawal Kishore DubeyversusPratyaya Amrit, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar

Decided: 18 March 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The contempt petition is disposed of as the required representation was duly disposed of, negating any contempt.

Summary

Petitioner Nawal Kishore Dubey filed a contempt petition alleging that the respondents, including the District Magistrates of Patna and Vaishali, failed to comply with the High Court's order dated 03‑04‑2025 in C.W.J.C. No.5172 of 2015, which required him to file an exhaustive representation regarding a land grievance and for the magistrates to jointly decide the matter within three months. The respondents filed a show‑cause response stating that the representation was disposed of on 19‑02‑2026. The Court examined whether the order had been breached and whether contempt was established. Finding that the representation had indeed been disposed of, the Court held that there was no contempt. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether the respondents' alleged non‑compliance with the Court's order amounts to contempt of court
Whether the disposal of the petitioner's representation on 19‑02‑2026 satisfies the Court's directive

Subjects

contempt of court
writ jurisdiction
land dispute
district magistrate
non‑compliance of order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3207 of 2025
                                                       In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5172 of 2015
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                 Nawal Kishore Dubey Son of Late Narayan Dubey, resident of Mohalla-
                 Sukumarpur, P.S.-Raghopur, District-Vaishali at present address-Kachaugi
                 Gali, P.S.-Chowk, Patna City, District-Patna.

                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    Pratyaya Amrit, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar Old Secretariat,
                 Dist- Patna.
           2.    Dr. Tyagrajan, District Magistrate, Patna.
           3.    Smt. Varsha Singh, District Magistrate, Vaishali.
           4.    Gunjan Singh, Sub-divisional Officer, Patna City.
           5.    Sardar Indrajeet Singh, Secretary of Guru Govind Singh Gurudwara
                 Managing Committee, Patna City, Patna.
           6.    Jagjyot Singh Sahi, President of Guru Govind Singh, Gurudwara, Managing
                 Committee, Gurudwara Jhauganj, P.S.-Chowk, Patna City, Patna.
           7.    Ramanuj Rai, Son of Late Punit Rai, resident of Village-Sukumarpur, P.S.-
                 Raghopur, District-Vaishali.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s    :      Mr. Shivam Raj, Advocate
                 For the State           :      Mr. Suman Kumar Jha, AC to AAG-3
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

8   18-03-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   counsel for the State.

                                 2. The present contempt petition has been filed for

                   non-compliance of the order dated 03.04.2025 passed in

                   C.W.J.C. No. 5172 of 2015.

                                 3. By the aforesaid order, the Court has observed

                   that:

                                        “2. The present writ petition is disposed of
Patna High Court MJC No.3207 of 2025(8) dt.18-03-2026
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                                with direction to the petitioner to file an

                                exhaustive         representation     before   the

                                District Magistrate, Patna as well as

                                District Magistrate, Vaishali with respect

                                to grievance of the petitioner with relation

                                to the land bearing old survey plot no.

                                2549 khata no. 561, thana no. 341, tauzi

                                no. 1920, area 5 bigha new revisional

                                survey plot no. 849, khata no. 108, mauja

                                sukumarpur,         P.S.   Raghopur,     District-

                                Vaishali. And if the petitioner comply the

                                aforesaid         direction,   then    both    the

                                authorities are directed to sit together and

                                decide the representation of the petitioner

                                in accordance with law, after hearing all

                                the concerned, within a period of three

                                months from the date of production/receipt

                                of copy of this order.”

                       4. A show cause on behalf of Opposite Party No. 3

          has been filed in which the Opposite Party No. 3 has stated that

          after hearing the parties, the representation of the petitioner was

          disposed of on 19.02.2026.
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                                  5. In view of the aforesaid, the contempt petition

                     stands disposed of.



                                                                   (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
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