Patna High Court
Ashok Kumar MishraversusThe State Of Bihar,
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is dismissed as there is no basis to proceed with contempt proceedings.
Summary
Ashok Kumar Mishra filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the State of Bihar, alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 20 April 2018 issued in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 182 of 2018. The petitioners claimed that the respondents had failed to comply with the earlier order, thereby warranting contempt action. The court noted that a show‑cause notice had been issued and that the respondents had issued a reasoned order on 25 January 2019 rejecting the petitioner’s claim. The bench granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance if it persisted, but otherwise disposed of the contempt petition. Consequently, no contempt proceedings were ordered and the petition was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents willfully disobeyed the order dated 20‑04‑2018 issued in CWJC No.182 of 2018.
- Whether a contempt petition can be entertained in the circumstances.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- disobedience of court order
- high court
- petition disposal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5116 of 2018
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.182 of 2018
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Ashok Kumar Mishra Son of Sri Rajni Kant Mishra, resident of village -
Santnagar, Ward No- 15, P.S.- Saharsa, District - Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar, Through Sri Prem Singh Meena, The Principal
Secretary, Department Of Social Welfare, Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
2. Sri Birenra Kumar, the Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare,
Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
3. Mr. Mithilesh Kumar, the Director, Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe
Directorate, Vikash Bhawan, Patna.
4. Sri Birendra Chaudhary, The Regional Deputy Director of Welfare
(Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe, Koshi Division, Saharsa.
5. Mr. Chandra Prakash Singh, The District Welfare Officer, Madhepura.
6. Mr. Ashok Kumar, the Head Master, Government Scheduled Cast,
Residential High School, Murliganj, Madhepura.
7. Dr. Nilottpal Goswami, The Accountant General , Bihar, Vir Chand Patel
Marg, Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surya Kant Mishra, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, GA-7
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 06-05-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the contemnors/opposite parties for their
willful disobedience of the order dated 20.04.2018
passed in CWJC No. 182 of 2018.”
Patna High Court MJC No.5116 of 2018(4) dt.06-05-2026
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3. A show cause of the opposite party contains
reasoned order passed on 25.01.2019 by which the claim of the
petitioner has been rejected.
4. Granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate the
matter, if any grievance still remains, the present contempt
petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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