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Janardan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2025-11-21Mr. Justice Harish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2017 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6724 of 2023 ====================================================== Janardan Rai son of Late Keshav Rai, resident of Mohalla-Nalanda Colony, Khajepura, P.S.-Rajeev Nagar, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

S. Siddharth, Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, New Secretariat, Patna.

3.

Subodh Chaudhary, Director (Administration), Education Department, New Secretariat, Patna.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pratap Sharma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel 28 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-11-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The present application has been filed for initiation of a contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 15.02.2025 passed by a Bench of this Court in C.W.J.C. No.6724 of 2023.

3. By the order under contempt, while setting aside the impugned order dated 27.08.2018, the concerned respondent was directed to reconsider and decide the claim of the petitioner in the light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Contempt Petition (Civil) No.88-89 of 2013 in Civil Appeal

Patna High Court MJC No.2017 of 2025(4) dt.21-11-2025 2/2 No.8226-8227 of 2012.

4. Taking note of the fact that in compliance of the order of this Court, now the order has already been passed by the Special Secretary-cum-Director (Administration), Education Department, Patna, as contained in Memo No.636 dated 09.05.2025, this Court does not find any reason or occasion to continue with the contempt proceeding. Accordingly, the present contempt proceeding stands closed. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to challenge the same, if so advised. (Harish Kumar, J) rohit/- U