Patna High Court
Biteshwar YadavversusThe State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Land Reforms Department
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The Court held that the order was complied with and therefore the contempt petition was dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner, Biteshwar Yadav, filed a contempt application alleging that the respondents, including the State of Bihar and various officials, willfully disobeyed the High Court’s order dated 1 July 2025 directing the Collector of Ara, Bhojpur to decide his claim and submit relevant documents. The Court noted that a show‑cause response from the Collector dated 22 January 2026 indicated that the petitioner’s representation had been disposed of, effectively negating his claim. The Court granted the petitioner liberty to agitate or challenge the order if he wished, but found that the order had been complied with. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed and the original writ petition was deemed disposed. The judgment underscores the requirement of compliance with court orders and the limited scope of contempt proceedings where compliance is evident.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents committed contempt by willfully disobeying the High Court’s order dated 1 July 2025
- Whether the order directing the Collector to decide the petitioner’s claim was complied with
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- order compliance
- land reforms
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3569 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9937 of 2025
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Biteshwar Yadav S/o Late Ram Dhaari Yadav, Resident of Village-
Hasanpura, P.O. - Kaarwa, P.S.- Muffasil Ara, District- Bhojpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Land Reforms
Department Patna, Bihar. (Mr Deepak Kumar Singh).
2. The Collector, Ara, Bhojpur, (Mr. Tanay Sultania).
3. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Ara, Bhojpur, (Dr Anupama
Singh)
4. The Additional Collector, Ara, Bhojpur, (Mr. Shashi Sekhar)
5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Ara, Bhojpur, (SDO.- Rashmi Sinha).
6. The Executive Engineer, Building and Construction Department, Ara,
Bhojpur, (Mr Arbind Kumar Singh)
7. The Circle Officer, Ara, Bhojpur, (Mrs Pallavi Gupta).
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Sinha, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shatabdi Sinha, AC to SC-21
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 13-02-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred:
for initiation of contempt
proceeding against respondents opposite
parties, who have been willfully and
intentionally Disobeying and flouted the
order dated 01.07.2025 passed by this Court
in C.W.J.C. No :- 9937 /2025 in which
direction to submit all the relevant
documents before the collector, Ara, Bhojpur
and the collector after hearing the parties
Patna High Court MJC No.3569 of 2025(4) dt.13-02-2026
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shall be duty bond to take the same to its
logical conclusion of an earliest preferably
with in a period of four months from the date
the petition is preferred before this office.
3. In CWJC No. 9937 of 2025, the direction was
given to the Collector, Bhojpur at Ara to take a decision on the
claim of the petitioner. This order was passed on 01.07.2025.
4. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
party no. 2, the Collector, Bhojpur at Ara duly signed by the
Circle Officer, Sadar, Ara and Annexure R/A shows that on
22.01.2026, the representation of the petitioner has been
disposed of negating the claim.
5. Granting liberty to the petitioner to
agitate/challenge the said order, if he so want, satisfied that the
order stands complied, MJC No. 3569 of 2025 stands disposed
of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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