Patna High Court
Lalan Kumar JhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of, with liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the court again if any grievance remains.
Summary
Petitioner Lalan Kumar Jha filed a contempt petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar and its officials for allegedly willfully disobeying an order dated 17‑02‑2020 in CWJC No. 1284 of 2020. The opposite parties filed a show‑cause notice, and the State counsel submitted a memo dated 08‑04‑2022 indicating that the Joint Director, Consolidation had rejected the petitioner's claim. The Patna High Court, after hearing the parties, granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance if it still existed, and consequently disposed of the contempt petition. The court did not order any contempt proceedings and left the matter open for the petitioner to approach the court again if needed.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties willfully disobeyed the order dated 17‑02‑2020 and thus are liable to contempt proceedings
- Whether the contempt petition should be entertained or dismissed
Subjects
- contempt of court
- civil writ jurisdiction
- disobedience of order
- petition disposal
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.831 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1284 of 2020
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Lalan Kumar Jha Son of Late Kulanand Jha resident of village and P.o.- Bhith
Bhawanipur, P.s.- Madhepur, District- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Dept. of Revenue and
Land Reform, Government of Bihar, Patna Sri Vivek Kumar Singh
2. Sri Vivek Kumar Singh the Principal Secretary, Dept. of Bihar, Patna
3. Sri Vivek Kumar Singh director, the Directorate of consolidation, Bihar,
Patna
4. Sri Nawal Kishore the Joint Director, the Directorate of Consolidation,
Bihar, Patna
5. Sri Surendra Kumar the Consolidation Officer, Bihiya, District- Bhojpur
6. Sri Lokesh Kumar Singh the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Dept. of
Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Sukriti Kumari, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha, SC-19
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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
following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the contemnors/opposite parties for their
willful disobedience of the order dated 17.02.2020
passed in CWJC No. 1284 of 2020.”
3. A show cause has come on behalf of the opposite
party and learned State counsel has taken this Court to the
Patna High Court MJC No.831 of 2021(3) dt.05-05-2026
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memo no.402 dated 08.04.2022 to show that the Joint Director,
Consolidation (Headquarter), Bihar, Patna has rejected the claim
of the petitioner.
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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