Patna High Court
Ramnath PrasadversusState of Bihar represented through Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition for initiating contempt proceedings was dismissed and the case was disposed of.
Summary
Ramnath Prasad filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against the District Land Acquisition Officer for allegedly violating an order dated 06.05.2025 in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16580 of 2017. The petitioner argued that the opposite party had failed to comply with the earlier order and requested the court to enforce it through contempt. The State contended that the petitioner was free to raise any grievance and that no further direction was necessary. The court observed that the petitioner already possessed the liberty to agitate the matter if required. Consequently, the court found no basis to order contempt proceedings and held that the petition did not merit any further relief. The matter was therefore disposed of without any order for contempt.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy when a party allegedly violates a prior court order in a civil writ case?
- Does the petitioner have a right to liberty to agitate the matter without the court ordering contempt proceedings?
Subjects
- contempt
- civil writ jurisdiction
- liberty to agitate
- order compliance
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4157 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16580 of 2017
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Ramnath Prasad S/o Late Ram Lakhan Rai, Resident of Kumhrar Chak Par
behind Ashok Park Kumhrar, B.H. Colony, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna-
800026.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. State of Bihar represented through Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Chief Secretary,
Govt. of Bihar Old Secretariat Building, Bailey Road, Patna.
2. Shri Prakash Ranjan, District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, Collectorate
Building, Patna.
3. Shri Alok Kumar Thakur, Executive Engineer P.W.D, Road Construction
Department, Gulzarbagh Division, Patna City.
4. Shri Sandeep Kumar Kundal Katti, Principal Secretary, Department of Road
Construction, Government of Bihar, Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tilak Sao, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Government Pleader 18
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 06-02-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for the initiation of the contempt
proceeding against the opposite parties
specifically opposite party no.2 due to violation
of the order dated 06.05.2025 passed in CWJC
No. 16580 of 2017 by the Hon’ble Court.”
3. The show cause shows that the order stands
Patna High Court MJC No.4157 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2026
2/2
complied.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
liberty be granted to agitate the matter, if any.
5. Said liberty is always there.
6. Accordingly, MJC No. 4157 of 2025 stands
disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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