The High Court of Patna disposed of an application for initiating contempt proceedings. The bench held that no case lies for contempt after a period of seven years since the underlying order was passed, as no grievance persisted warranting judicial intervention in the intervening period.
Contempt application disposed of; no order on merits.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2940 of 2010
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SHYAM SUNDER YADAV, son of Saukhdeo Yadav, Resident of villageDumartola, Police Station – Khaira, District- Jamui
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
Commissioner, Jamjui
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindhyachal Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raghwanand, GA-11 Dr. Kamal Deo Sharma, AC to GA-11
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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER
7 29-08-2017
Keeping in view the fact that the order, contempt of which is complained for, has been passed on 5.4.2010 in CWJC No. 5664 of 2010 and the only direction issued in the said writ petition was to decide the representation, in case the petitioner has any grievance subsisting with regard to the issue in question, granting liberty to the petitioner to ventilate the same afresh in accordance with law and having found no case for
Patna High Court MJC No.2940 of 2010(7) dt.29-08-2017 2/2
initiating contempt after a period of 7 years, the application stands disposed of.
(Rajendra Menon, CJ)
( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether an application for holding contempt is maintainable after a lapse of seven years since the order complained of was passed.
Shyam Sunder Yadav
The State Of Bihar
Rajendra Menon
Anil Kumar Upadhyay
As recorded by the court registry
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