Patna High Court

Dev Lochan SinghversusThe State of Bihar through the Additional Principal Secretary Department of Finance

Decided: 3 April 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: ANSHUMAN

Holding

The contempt proceeding was dropped as the petitioner had complied with the earlier judgment.

Summary

Petitioner Dev Lochan Singh filed a contempt petition against the State of Bihar and several officials, alleging non‑compliance with a prior judgment dated 02‑07‑2024 in CWJC 9995 of 2024. The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the judgment had been duly complied with. The court examined the submission and found that the compliance was indeed effected. Consequently, the court ordered that the contempt proceeding be dropped. The petition was dismissed.

Issues considered

Whether the contempt proceeding should continue in view of alleged compliance with the earlier judgment

Subjects

contempt of court
civil writ jurisdiction
compliance with judgment
dismissal of petition

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.956 of 2025
                                                     In
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9995 of 2024
                 ======================================================
                 Dev Lochan Singh Son of Bhuvneshwar Singh, Resident of Village-Behra,
                 Post-Agarsanda, P.S.-Ara (Muffasil), District-Bhojpur (Ara), Pin Code-
                 802156.

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Additional Principal Secretary Department of
                 Finance Government of Bihar, Patna, namely Sri Anand Kishor.
           2.    The Joint Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna, Sri
                 Eztaba Hussain.
           3.    The Senior Accounts Officer, Office of the Accountant General (A and E)
                 Bihar, Mahalekhakar Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna-800001, namely
                 Sri Ajay Kumar Jha.
           4.    The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, Tanaii Sultania.
           5.    The District Panchayat Officer, Bhojpur at Ara Namely Ajoy Kumar Singh.
           6.    The Block Development Officer, Udwant Nagar, District-Bhojpur at Ara,
                 Sweta Mishra.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s    :      Mr. Dhanesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Advocate
                 For the State           :      Mr. Sitaram Yadav, GP-16
                                                Mr. Yatindra Narayan, AC to GP-16
                 For the AG, Bihar       :      Ms. Riya Raj, Advocate
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   03-04-2026                       Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                   counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Accountant

                   General, Bihar.

                                 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   judgment dated 02.07.2024 passed in CWJC 9995 of 2024 has

                   been duly complied with.

                                 3. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding is hereby
         Patna High Court MJC No.956 of 2025(2) dt.03-04-2026
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                   dropped, and the present MJC petition is dismissed.



                                                                (Dr. Anshuman, J.)

Aman Kumar/-

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