The State Of Bihar v. Pranwesh Singh

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1234 of 2022 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15551 of 2016 ====================================================== Pranwesh Singh Son of Bipin Bihari Singh Permanent resident of Krishna Toli, Road No.- 3, Brahampura, P.S.- Brahampura, District- Muzaffarpur, at present residing at Krishna Toli, Road No- 03, P.O.- M.I.T, P.S. Brahampura, District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sri Brijesh Mehrotra, Son of not known, Commissioner, Departmental Enquiry, General Administration Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.

Sri Jitendra Srivastava Son of Raman Srivastava, Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CIVIL REVIEW No. 282 of 2022 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15551 of 2016 ====================================================== 1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Commissioner, Departmental Enquiry, General Administrative Department, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Additional Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The Joint Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6.

The Special Executive Officer, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

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Pranwesh Singh Son of Sri Bipin Bihari Singh Resident of Krishna Toli, Road No.- 3, Brahampura, P.S.- Brahampura, District- Muzaffarpur at present residing at Krishna Toli Road No.- 3, P.O.- M.I.T., P.S.- Brahampura, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

(In Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1234 of 2022)

Patna High Court MJC No.1234 of 2022(7) dt.15-12-2023 2/3 For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Sahil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Anirvan Chaoudhary, Advocate Mr. Pulkit Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Ujjwal Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Verma, AAG 3 (In CIVIL REVIEW No. 282 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, AC to AAG 3 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI ORAL ORDER 15-12-2023 MJC No. 1234 of 2022 Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary of the Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna is hereby directed to appear in person and face the contempt of Court proceedings under Rule 7(i) read with Form 1 of Chapter XXVIII of Rules of the High Court at Patna framed under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (Act 70 of 1971) for non compliance of the order of this Court.

2. Learned counsel for the opposite parties, on instruction, submitted that the petitioner is not co-operating in the department inquiry. Such excuse cannot be appreciated for the reasons that disciplinary authority has every right to proceed with ex parte inquiry.

3. Relist this matter on 12.01.2024.

C.Rev No. 282 of 2022

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction, submitted that the present Civil Review No. 282 of 2022 does

Patna High Court MJC No.1234 of 2022(7) dt.15-12-2023 3/3 not survive for consideration. Accordingly, Civil Review No. 282 of 2022 stands dismissed as withdrawn.

5. Registry is hereby directed to de-link C.Rev No. 282 of 2022.

(P. B. Bajanthri, J) GAURAV S./- U