Patna High Court
Akhilesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of, with the petitioner permitted to approach the court again if any grievance remains.
Summary
The petitioner, Akhilesh Kumar, filed a contempt petition against several officials of the State of Bihar seeking initiation of contempt proceedings and punishment for alleged willful disobedience of a court order dated 25‑02‑2020 in C.W.J.C. No.2638/2020. The respondents filed a show‑cause notice and the State counsel relied on a memo dated 21‑02‑2022 in which the Collector, Nawada, had passed a reasoned order addressing the grievance. The High Court, after hearing both sides, granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance if it still existed, and consequently disposed of the contempt petition. No specific contempt finding was made, and the matter was left open for future agitations by the petitioner. The order effectively dismissed the contempt application without imposing any penalty.
Issues considered
- Did the respondents willfully and deliberately disobey the order dated 25‑02‑2020, thereby committing contempt of court?
- Should the contempt petition be entertained and appropriate punishment imposed?
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- order compliance
- high court
- petition disposal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.572 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2638 of 2020
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Akhilesh Kumar Son of Late Maheshwari Singh Resident of Village-Lilo,
PO-Simaria PS-Pakaribarawan, District-Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Mr. Chanchal Kumar IAS, Principal Secretary,
Karmik and Administration Reforms Department, New Secretariat, Patna.
2. Mr. Jaspal Meena, IAS, District Magistrate, Nawada
3. Mr. Vikash Vaibhav, Deputy Development Commissioner, Nawada.
4. Mr. Om Prakash, Deputy Collector, Nawada.
5. Mrs. Anjum Kumari District Panchayati Raj Officer, Nawada.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ganesh Sharma, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Md. Nasrul Hoda Khan, SC-1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 05-05-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
and award suitable punishment to the opposite
parties for their willful and deliberate
disobedience and violation of the order dated
25.02.2020 passed by the Hon'ble Court in
C.W.J.C. No.2638/2020.”
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
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parties and learned State counsel has taken this Court to the
memo no.414 dated 21.02.2022 by which the Collector, Nawada
has passed a reasoned order.
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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