Patna High Court

Sunil KumarversusThe State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SUDHIR SINGH RITESH KUMAR

Holding

The contempt application is dismissed as the respondents have complied with the earlier writ court order.

Summary

Petitioner Sunil Kumar filed a contempt application challenging the State of Bihar and other officials for allegedly not complying with the Patna High Court's order dated 22 July 2022 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9819 of 2022, which directed the respondents to dispose of his representation in accordance with law. The petitioner argued that the order had already been complied with, rendering the contempt application unnecessary. The Court examined the submissions and found that the respondents had indeed complied with the earlier direction. Consequently, the Court held that no further order was required in the contempt proceeding. The contempt application was therefore disposed of, and any pending applications, if any, were also ordered to stand disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt application is maintainable when the order of the writ court has been complied with

Subjects

contempt of court
writ jurisdiction
compliance with court order
High Court
disposal of application

Judgment

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                   Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3888 of 2024
                                           In
                     Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9819 of 2022
     ======================================================
     Sunil Kumar son of Lambodar Sah, resident at Near State Boring Sanhoula,
     P.O. and P.S.- Sanhoula District- Bhagalpur, Bihar- 813225.

                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                    Versus
1.   The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar Patna
     namely Amrit Lal Meena.
2.   Sri Alok Raj, The Director General of Police, Bihar Patna.
3.   Sri Dipak Kumar Singh, The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform
     Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4.   Sri Ravi Parmar, The Principal Secretary, Department of Youth, Art and
     Culture, Government of Bihar, Patna.
5.   Sri Akhilesh Kumar Jain, The President-Chairman, Hindu Religious Trust
     Board, Bihar Patna.
6.   Dr. Nawal Kishor Choudhary, The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.
7.   Sri Rajesh Kumar, The Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur.
8.   Sri Anish Kumar, The Deputy Collector Land Reform, Kahalgaon,
     Bhagalpur.
9.   Sri Ashok Kumar Mandal, The Sub-Divisional Officer, Kahalgaon,
     Bhagalpur.
10. Sri Udai Shankar, The Circle Officer, Sanhoula.
11. The S.H.O., Sanhoula, Police Station, District- Bhagalpur, namely, Sri Shiv
    Shankar Singh.
12. Chandra Kishore Sah, son of Braj Kishore Sah, resident of mohalla-
    Kalibagh, P.S.-Kotwali, District- Bhagalpur.

                                            ... ... Opposite Party/s
     ======================================================
     Appearance :
     For the Petitioner/s            :    Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Gupta, Advocate
                                     :    Mr. Bishwa Nath Mehta, Advocate
     For the State                   :    Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG-3
     For the Religious Trust Board   :    Mr. Ganpati Trivedi, Sr. Advocate
                                     :    Mr. Saurabh Suman, Advocate
     ======================================================
     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
             and
             HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                           ORAL ORDER

     (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
           Patna High Court MJC No.3888 of 2024(5) dt.20-01-2026
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5    20-01-2026                     The present contempt application has been preferred

                     against the order dated 22.07.2022 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 9819

                     of 2022, wherein a direction was given to the respondents to

                     dispose of the representation filed by the writ petitioner in

                     accordance with law.

                                  2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                     order of the writ Court has already been complied with.

                                  3. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the

                     petitioner, no further order is required to be passed in the present

                     contempt application.

                                  4. Accordingly, the contempt application stands

                     disposed of.

                                  5. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed

                     of.



                                                 (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                                 ( Ritesh Kumar, J)
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