Bihar Rajya Chaukidari Tahsildar Sangh Through Its General Secretary Makeshwar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3 of 2017 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19318 of 2013 ====================================================== Bihar Rajya Chaukidari Tahsildar Sangh through its General Secretary Makeshwar Singh Son of Late Baijnath Singh resident of Village & P.O. Bangra, P.S. Daudpur, District Saran (Chapra). ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Mr. Vivek Singh, the Commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

3. Mr. Shashi Bhushan Tiwari, the Special Secretary to the Governor, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

4. Mr. Vinod Kumar Jha, the Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

5. Mr. Amir Subhani, the Commissioner cum Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6. Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Dubey, the Joint Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Legal Department, Patna.

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr. AAG12 MD. KHURSHID ALAM ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL ORDER 24-01-2018 The Bihar Chowkidari Act has been repealed. Notification in this regard has been annexed as Annexure-B to the show cause filed.

In view of the same, this contempt application stands disposed off. If such repeal Act is vulnerable and can be assailed, this Court will not come in the way, but in yet another proceeding.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) Pawan/- U