Patna High Court
Chandeswar BhagatversusState of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court held that no contempt had occurred as the order was complied with and the payment was made.
Summary
Petitioner Chandeswar Bhagat filed a contempt application alleging that the District Land Acquisition Officer (Opposite Party No.2) failed to comply with a May 6, 2025 order directing the petitioner to submit a representation within four weeks and for the concerned authority to dispose of his grievances within six months. The court examined the show‑cause response, which indicated that an order dated September 12, 2025 directed payment to the petitioner, and that the payment was actually made on January 7, 2026. Since the statutory directions had been fulfilled, the court held that there was no ground for contempt. The petitioner was advised that any further grievance could be raised through appropriate agitations. Consequently, the contempt petition was dismissed and the matter was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the District Land Acquisition Officer committed contempt of court by allegedly failing to comply with the May 6, 2025 order.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- land acquisition
- payment of dues
- execution of court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4125 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16580 of 2017
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Chandeswar Bhagat S/o - Late Brahm Deo Bhagat, R/o- Kansari, P.S. -
Fatuha, District- Patna, A/P-Kumhrar Chak P.S. Agam Kuan, District - Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. State of Bihar represented through Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Chief Secretary,
Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat Building, Baily Road, Patna.
2. Shri Prakash Ranjan, District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna.
3. Shri Sandeep Kumar Pudal Katti, Principal Secretary, Department of Road
Construction, Government of Bihar, Vishvsharaiya Building, Baily Road,
Patna.
4. Shri Alok Kumar Thakur, Executive Engineer, P.W.D Guljarbagh, Patna City
Division.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tilak Sao, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Surekha Kumari, AC to GP-18
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 24-04-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred:
for initiating a contempt
proceedings against the opposite party No. 2
due to the violation of order dated
06.05.2025 passed in C.W.J.C No.
16580/2017 passed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Rajiv Roy, by which order the Hon'ble Court
has directed the petitioner to submit his
representation to the authority concern
specially opposite party no.2 within the
period of 4 weeks of the order and then the
Patna High Court MJC No.4125 of 2025(4) dt.24-04-2026
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concern authority is directed to dispose off
the grievances of the petitioner within the
period of six months to which the petitioner
had filed the said representation petition
along with the Hon'ble High Court order on
16.05.2025, but of no fruit
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
party no. 2 which shows that an order has been passed on
12.09.2025 by the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna
directing the concerned Executive Engineer to make payment
after going through the documents.
4. Accordingly, it shows that Chandeswar Bhagat has
been paid the amount on 07.01.2026.
5. If the petitioner still has any grievance, he has the
liberty to agitate the matter.
6. MJC No. 4125 of 2025 is disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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