Patna High Court

Mithilesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The contempt application is disposed of.

Summary

The petitioner, Mithilesh Kumar, filed a contempt application against the State of Bihar and certain officials. The State, through counsel, submitted a show‑cause affidavit indicating compliance with the High Court's earlier order dated 05‑12‑2025, attaching Memo No. 245 dated 24‑01‑2022. No counsel appeared for the petitioner to contest the State’s submission. The Court noted the lack of representation by the petitioner and, after considering the State’s compliance affidavit, disposed of the contempt application, allowing the petitioner to seek any further remedy if desired. The order was pronounced by Justice Ajit Kumar on 19‑02‑2026.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner’s contempt application should be dismissed in view of the State’s compliance affidavit.

Subjects

contempt
show cause affidavit
compliance
high court order
writ jurisdiction

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.874 of 2019
                                                      In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6809 of 2017
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                 Mithilesh Kumar S/o Late Ram Ashish Singh Resident of Village - Chand
                 Chaur Janakpur, Post Janakpur, Via Dalsingsarai, Police Station - Ujiarpur,
                 District - Samastipur.

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal secretary Dept. at Education. Govt.
                 of Bihar Patna.
           2.    Sri Vinay Kumar, aged about-59 years, Sex-Male, District Programme
                 Officer (Establishment), Muzaffarpur.
           3.    Sri Lalan Prasad Singh, aged about-60 Years, Sex-Male, then (incharge),
                 District Programme Officer (Establishment), then District Education Officer,
                 Muzaffarpur.
           4.    Md. Mustafa Hussain Mansuri, aged about 54 years, Male S/o Late
                 Amanullah, then District Programme officer (Est.) Muzaffarpur. Present
                 Posting as District Programme Officer (Establishment) Gaya.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :     None
                 For the Opposite Party/s :     Mrs. Shilpa Singh (Ga12)
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

7   19-02-2026                      Learned counsel for the State submits that pursuant

                   to the order passed by this Court on 05.12.2025, the respondents

                   have filed a show cause affidavit showing compliance with the

                   said order, which is contained in Memo No. 245 dated

                   24.01.2022, appended to the show cause as Annexure-R/1.

                                2. There is no representation on behalf of the

                   petitioner to refute the statement made by the learned counsel

                   for the State.

                                3. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the
           Patna High Court MJC No.874 of 2019(7) dt.19-02-2026
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                     State, the contempt application is disposed of with liberty to the

                     petitioner to take appropriate remedy in law for assailing the

                     same, if so advised.



                                                                  (Ajit Kumar, J)
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