Patna High Court
Pramod SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Pramod Singh, filed a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the District Magistrate for alleged willful disobedience of an order dated 23.09.2020. The petitioner later claimed that the petition had become infructuous and requested permission to withdraw it. The learned counsel for the petitioner moved that the petition be withdrawn. The Court considered the request and granted permission to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the contempt claim were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition for contempt can be withdrawn on the ground that it has become infructuous
- Whether the Court should permit the withdrawal of the petition
Subjects
- contempt of court
- withdrawal of petition
- civil writ jurisdiction
- high court order
- procedural law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.750 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7789 of 2020
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Pramod Singh Son of Sri Dhupan Singh Resident of Village and P.O.
Hasulahi, P.S. Kopa, District-Saran at Chapra, Presently Chairman of Primary
Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society, Deoria, P.O. and P.S. deoria, Block-
Jalalpur, District-Saran at Chapra.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through Sri Deepak Kumar, son of not known to the
petitioner presently posted as the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar,
Patna.
2. Sri Nilesh Ramchandra Deore Son of not known to the Petitioner Presently
posted as the District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar Manglam, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Prashant Pratap (GP-2)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for initiation of a contempt proceedings
against the contemnor, opposite party no. 2 for
deliberate and willful disobedience of the order
dated 23.09.2020 passed in CWJC No. 7789 of
2020.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petition has become infructuous and as such, he may be
permitted to withdraw the petition.
Patna High Court MJC No.750 of 2021(2) dt.12-03-2026
2/2
4. Permission accorded.
5. Accordingly, MJC No. 750 of 2021 stands
dismissed as withdrawn.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
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