Kaushlendra Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar Through Mr. Pratyaya Amrit, The Additional Chief Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3135 of 2024 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6565 of 2024 ====================================================== Kaushlendra Kumar Mehta, Gender - Male, Son of Late Sheo Nandan Prasad Resident of Mohalla- Block Road, Gulzarbagh, P.S. Rajgir, District- Nalanda at present posted as Health Educator, Additional P.H.C., Dumrama, DistrictNalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Mr. Pratyaya Amrit, the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

Dr. Deepa Rani Singh, the Director-in-Chief, (Disease Control Public Health and Para- Medical), Department of Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, the Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Nalanda.

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Mr. Raj Kumar, the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Akhilesh Dutta Verma, Advocate For the State :

Government Pleader 20 For Accountant General :

Mr. Bindhyachal Rai, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026 The learned counsel for the opposite parties submits by referring to Annexure-R/H to the show cause filed in the present case, which is a letter issued by the Director-in-Chief, Disease Control, Public Health and Para-Medical, Department of Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna that the recovery being made has been stayed till further orders.

Patna High Court MJC No.3135 of 2024(4) dt.24-04-2026 2/2

2. In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition be disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to pursue his pending writ petition i.e. C.W.J.C. No. 6656 of 2024. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

3. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands disposed of.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) GAURAV S./- U