Patna High Court
Sampoorna Nand TiwariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
Holding
The Court granted permission to withdraw the contempt application, resulting in its dismissal as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Sampoorna Nand Tiwari, filed a contempt application before the Patna High Court. The petitioner later sought the Court's permission to withdraw that contempt application. The Court considered the request and exercised its discretion to allow the withdrawal. No substantive hearing on the merits of the contempt claim was undertaken. Consequently, the Court ordered that the contempt application stand dismissed as withdrawn. The order was pronounced by Justice Sudhir Singh, with Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma concurring.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court may grant permission to withdraw a pending contempt application
Subjects
- contempt of court
- withdrawal of application
- high court procedure
- discretion of court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4461 of 2019
In
Letters Patent Appeal No.1457 of 2018
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Sampoorna Nand Tiwari, Son of Late Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, Resident of
Chiriya Bazar, Sonepur, Police Station- Sonepur, District- Saran, presently
posted as Lecturer, Government Ayurvedic College, Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of Health
(Medical Education, Family Welfare and Indigenous Medicine),
Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. Shree Sanjay Kumar Son of presently not known to the petitioner, posted as
Principal Secretary, Department of Health (Medical Education, Family
Welfare and Indigenous Medicine), Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. Shree Arbindar Singh Son of presently not known to the petitioner, posted as
Special Secretary, Department of Health (Medical Education, Family
Welfare and Indigenous Medicine), Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. Shree Bharat Upadhyay Son of presently not known to the petitioner, posted
as Director, (Indigenous Medicine), Department of Health, Government of
Bihar, Patna.
5. Dr. Shamshad Bano Wife of S.H. Siddiqui Posted as Secretary, Central
Council of Indian Medicine, 61-65 Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block,
New Delhi- 110058.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Manish Jha, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Anil Kr. Verma, AC to AAG-9
For O.P. No. 5 : Mr. Janardan Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate
Mr. Dipak Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
4 13-02-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to
withdraw the present contempt application.
2. Permission is accorded.
Patna High Court MJC No.4461 of 2019(4) dt.13-02-2026
2/2
3. Accordingly, the present contempt application
stands dismissed as withdrawn.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Rajesh/-
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