Prafull Kumar Manjhi v. Shri Rituraj Raghuvanshi
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High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:8991); CONT No. 258 of 2026; decided 20/02/2026 by Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.; order marked NAFR. Applicants Prafull Kumar Manjhi and Smt. Namita Manjhi (teachers, District Raipur) filed a contempt petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against respondents Shri Rituraj Raghuvanshi (Director, Directorate of Public Instructions) and Smt. Priyanka Rishi Mahobia (Commissioner cum Director, Directorate of Panchayat) for non-compliance of the order dated 16.10.2024 passed in WP(S) No.6553/2024 by a co-ordinate Bench. Counsel for applicants (Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan) submitted the order was complied with on 05.02.2025; counsel for respondent No.1 (Mr. Khulesh Sahu) conceded. Court held no case of contempt made out, dismissed the contempt petition and dropped the contempt proceeding. Keywords: contempt, compliance of writ order, Article 215, Section 12 Contempt of Courts Act 1971, WP(S) No.6553/2024.