Smt. Nutan v. Dr. N. Vijya Lakshmi, The Additional Chief Secretary, Of Animal And Fisheries Resources Department

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3733 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11505 of 2025 ====================================================== Smt. Nutan Wife of Ashok Kumar Thakur, resident of House No. C- 56, Sri Krishnapuri, Opposite Sri Krishnapuri Children Park, P.O.- Patna, G.P.O., District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

Dr. N. Vijya Lakshmi, the Additional Chief Secretary, of Animal and Fisheries Resources Department Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 2.

Shri Manish Kumar, the Secretary, Department of Animal and Fish Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

Shri Abhisheikh Ranjan, the Director, Fisheries Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.

Smita Sinha, the Joint Secretary, Department of Animal and Fish Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Nibash Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, GP-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Application is filed seeking initiation of a contempt proceeding against the concerned opposite parties for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court dated 04.08.2025 passed in CWJC No. 11505 of 2025.

2. Mr. Manish Kumar, learned GP-4 has apprised this Court that in compliance with the order of this Court, now the departmental proceeding has been concluded and the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of censure. In this regard a copy of notification as contained in Memo No. 238 dated 04.06.2025 has been placed on record as Annexure-P/3. The

Patna High Court MJC No.3733 of 2025(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 Court is also apprised of, since the departmental proceeding has already come to an end, the suspension of the petitioner has been revoked with immediate effect.

3. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned GP-4, this Court does not find any reason or occasion to continue with the present proceeding. Accordingly, the same stands closed.

4. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to take appropriate remedy, if she feels aggrieved with the order passed by the disciplinary authority.

(Harish Kumar, J) shivank/- U