Patna High Court
Arun Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court granted the petitioner liberty to agitate the grievance and disposed of the petition.
Summary
Arun Kumar Singh filed a petition seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the Bihar Government, alleging that they had flouted the order dated 12‑10‑2017 passed in CWJC No. 17336 of 2014. The petition was accompanied by annexures showing a payment made to the petitioner. The court examined whether the petitioner was entitled to a liberty to agitate the matter despite the earlier order. The bench granted the petitioner a liberty to raise the grievance again and consequently disposed of the present miscellaneous jurisdiction case. No statutory provisions or precedents were specifically relied upon in the reasoning.
Issues considered
- Whether contempt proceedings can be initiated against the respondents for allegedly violating the order dated 12‑10‑2017 in CWJC No. 17336 of 2014.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a liberty to agitate the matter despite the earlier order.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- liberty to agitate
- enforcement of court orders
- Bihar government officials
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5271 of 2019
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17336 of 2014
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Arun Kumar Singh S/o Late Anup Nath Singh R/o Village- Rajapur, P.S.-
Koilawar, District- Bhojpur at Ara.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through Sri Deepak Kumar Secretary Revenue and Land
Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. Sri Deepak Kumar Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department,
Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
3. Sri Raushan Kushwaha The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara.
4. Sri Mukesh Kumar Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Bhojpur at Ara.
5. Sri Kamlesh Kumar Executive Engineer, Building Construction Division
Ara.
6. Sri Arun Prakash Sadar Divisional Officer, Bhojpur at Ara.
7. Sri Veer Bahadur Pathak Block Development Officer, Koilawar, District-
Bhojpur at Ara.
8. Sri Sanjeev Kumar Circle Officer, Koilawar, District- Bhojpur at Ara.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Murari Mishra, Advocate
For the State : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 10-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the opposite parties/contemnors for
flouting and violating the order dated
12.10.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Court in
CWJC No. 17336 of 2014.”
Patna High Court MJC No.5271 of 2019(4) dt.10-03-2026
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3. The show cause also have the annexure showing
the payment that has been made to the petitioner among others.
4. In that background, learned counsel for the
petitioner submits that he may be granted liberty to agitate the
matter, if still have grievance.
5. Granting said liberty, the MJC No. 5271 of 2019 is
disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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