Patna High Court
Gopal Shankar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court held that the order dated 15 July 2019 had been complied with and therefore contempt proceedings were not warranted.
Summary
The petitioner, Gopal Shankar Singh, filed a writ petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against several officials of the Bihar Education Department, specifically alleging that respondent No.6 was willfully flouting a court order dated 15 July 2019 in CWJC No. 9129 of 2017. The State counsel produced Annexure‑C showing that a cheque of Rs.1,71,551 was issued to the petitioner on 16 September 2019, indicating compliance with the earlier order. The court granted the petitioner liberty to raise any further grievance but observed that the order had been complied with. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition without ordering contempt proceedings. The matter was concluded with the petition dismissed as the relief sought was no longer necessary.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents, particularly respondent No.6, willfully violated the order dated 15 July 2019 in CWJC No. 9129 of 2017
- Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the respondents
Subjects
- contempt of court
- writ jurisdiction
- order compliance
- education department
- cheque payment
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.879 of 2020
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9129 of 2017
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Gopal Shankar Singh Son of Late Laxmi Narayan Singh Resident of Village-
Rampur, P.S.- Madhusudanpur, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar Through Mr. R.K. Mahajan, the Principal Secretary,
Department of Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
2. Mr. Ranjit Kumar Singh The Director, Primary Education, Department of
Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
3. Mr. Amit Kumar The Deputy Director, Primary Education, Department of
Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
4. Mr. Md. Masleuddin The Regional Deputy Director of Education
(R.D.D.E.), Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur.
5. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh The District Education Officer, Bhagalpur.
6. Mr. Janardhan Prasad Bishwas The District Programme Officer
Establishment, Bhagalpur.
7. Mr. Asgar Alam Khan The District Programme Officer, Primary Education
and Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Bhagalpur.
8. Mrs. Rekha Bharti The Block Education Officer, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Madhaw Prasad Yadaw, GP-23
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 11-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for initiation of contempt proceeding
against the contemnors/opposite parties
specially the contemnor/opposite party no.6 who
is deliberately and willfully flouting the order
Patna High Court MJC No.879 of 2020(2) dt.11-03-2026
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dated 15.07.2019 passed by the Hon’ble Court
in CWJC No. 9129 of 2017.”
3. Learned State counsel has taken this Court to
Annexure-C of the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite
party no.6, according to which a cheque of Rs.1,71,551/- was
issued in favour of the petitioner on 16.09.2019.
4. Granting liberty to agitate the matter if the
petitioner still has any grievance and observing that the order
stands complied, the MJC No. 879 of 2020 is disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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