Patna High Court
Chulhai Paswan and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar Through Tripurari Sharan, The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Deptt and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
Since full compliance with the earlier order was recorded, the contempt petition is not maintainable and is disposed.
Summary
The petitioners, Chulhai Paswan and others, filed a contempt petition before the Patna High Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar officials for alleged willful disobedience of an order dated 20‑08‑2018 passed in CWJC No.15216 of 2017. The opposite parties filed a show‑cause response and produced Annexure‑A, a reasoned order dated 24‑01‑2019, indicating that the Chief Engineer of the Water Resources Department had fully complied with the earlier order. The Court examined the compliance record and found no basis for contempt. It granted the petitioners liberty to raise any further grievance if it persisted, and consequently dismissed the contempt petition. The matter was therefore disposed without any contempt finding.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties willfully disobeyed the order dated 20‑08‑2018 issued in CWJC No.15216 of 2017
- Whether contempt proceedings can be initiated against the State of Bihar officials in view of the compliance recorded in the order dated 24‑01‑2019
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- water resources department
- compliance
- petition disposed
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5120 of 2018
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15216 of 2017
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1. Chulhai Paswan son of Late Darbari Paswan resident of Village- Purab Tola,
P.O. and P.S.- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur.
2. Suresh Paswan son of Madari Paswan resident of Village- Firojpur, P.O. and
P.S. Maharma, District- Godda (Jharkhand).
3. RamPrit Yadav son of Chhabbu Yadav resident of Village- Tintanga Karari,
P.S. Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar Through Tripurari Sharan, The Principal Secretary, Water
Resources Deptt. father name not known to the petitioner, Government of
Bihar, Patna.
2. Shailesh father name not known to the petitioner, Chief Engineer, Sinchai
Srijan, Water Resources Department, Bhagalpur Zone, Office at Barari, P.S.
Kotwali (Industrial Area), Town and District- Bhagalpur.
3. Anil Kumar Mandal father name not known to the petitioner, The Executive
Engineer, Sinchai Srijan, Water Resources Department, Ganga Pump Canal
Division, Kahalgaon District- Bhagalpur.
4. Pranav Kumar father name not known to the petitioner, The Collector cum
District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Purushottam Kumar Das, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Anjani Kumar,AAG-4
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
6 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 20.08.2018
Patna High Court MJC No.5120 of 2018(6) dt.06-05-2026
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passed in CWJC No. 15216 of 2017.”
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
party and annexure-A shows that a reasoned order has been
passed vide letter no. 202 dated 24.01.2019 and it records full
compliance by the Chief Engineer, Irrigation Creation, Water
Resources Department, Bhagalpur.
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)
vinayak/-
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