The court held that in a contempt jurisdiction, the legality or otherwise of the impugned order cannot be considered. Any challenge to the legality of such an order must be made before an appropriate forum. The contempt petition was disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1550 of 2013
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10246 of 2012
====================================================== Sadar Jitendra Singh, son of Late Bageshwar Singh, Resident of Jhoga Niwas, Takhat Sri Harimandirji Sahib, Room No. 9, P.S. Chowk, Patna City, District Patna.
.... .... Petitioner.
Versus
.... .... Opposite Parties
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Parties : Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, A.C. to S. C. 10
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.N. HUSSAIN
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.N. HUSSAIN)
Patna High Court MJC No.1550 of 2013 (3) dt.20-06-2013
for their alleged willful disobedience of the order of a bench of this Court dated 29.01.2013 passed in CWJC No.10246 of 2012 and other analogous cases. By the said order, the concerned writ case bearing CWJC No.10246 of 2012 along with other cases were disposed of after holding that both the counsel had agreed that the representation filed by the petitioner in this regard may be disposed of as expeditiously as possible in the light of Memo dated 11.01.2013 as contained in Annexure-20.
Patna High Court MJC No.1550 of 2013 (3) dt.20-06-2013
authority.
is disposed of.
(S.N. Hussain, J)
(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J)
Sunil/-
1 issue framed by the court
whether a contempt petition can be decided on the legality of the order impugned therein
Sadar Jitendra Singh
The State of Bihar
S.N. Hussain
Ahsanuddin Amanullah
As recorded by the court registry
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