Patna High Court
Jay Narayan TiwariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was dismissed and the matter was disposed of without finding contempt.
Summary
Petitioner Jay Narayan Tiwari filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and its officials for allegedly violating an order dated 21-08-2020 in CWJC No.23236 of 2018. The petition alleged that the opposite parties knowingly and deliberately contravened the earlier order. A show‑cause notice was filed, and the petitioner’s claim was rejected. The court granted the parties liberty to agitate the matter but ultimately disposed of the petition without granting any contempt relief. Consequently, the petition was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Did the opposite parties knowingly and deliberately violate the order dated 21‑08‑2020?
- Whether the alleged violation amounts to contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971?
Legislation cited
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- high court
- petition
- state government
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.354 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23236 of 2018
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Jay Narayan Tiwari Son of Kanti Tiwari Resident of Mohalla- Purani Gudri,
Naya Bazar, P.O. and P.S.- Bettiah, District Bettiah, District- West
Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through Sri Deepak Kumar, The Chief Secretary,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. Sri Chaitanya Prasad, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department
Government of Bihar, Patna
3. Sri S. Siddharth, Principal Secretary, Finance Department Government of
Bihar, Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ritika Rani, Advocate
Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Vardaan Mangalam, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Lalit Kishore (Ag)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 12-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for punishing the opposite parties
under the contempt of Court Act, 1971 for
knowingly and deliberately violating order dated
21.08.2020 passed in CWJC No. 23236 of 2018.”
3. A show cause is on record according to which, the
claim of the petitioner has been rejected.
Patna High Court MJC No.354 of 2021(3) dt.12-03-2026
2/2
4. Granting liberty to agitate the matter, the MJC
No. 354 of 2021 stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
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