In a contempt application, the Patna High Court dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the petitioner's grievance had been redressed, rendering the application infructuous due to efflux of time. No substantive decision on the underlying writ matter was rendered.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3798 of 2017
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15025 of 2015
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Narendra Mohan Singh Son of late Shiv Nand Singh Resident of Village and P.O. Baghauna, P.S. Siswan, District Siwan.
... ... Petitioner
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... ... Opposite Parties
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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Shilpa Singh - GA 12 for the Accountant General : Mr. V.K.Singh, Adv. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 04-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Accountant General.
At the outset, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that due to efflux of time the application filed by the petitioner under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for
Patna High Court MJC No.3798 of 2017(3) dt.04-09-2019 2/2
initiation of contempt proceeding against the opposite parties has become infructuous as the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed.
In view of the submission made above, the application is dismissed.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
Pradeep/-
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Narendra Mohan Singh
State of Bihar
Rajiv Kumar Singh Ranjan
Chandra Shekhar Rai
Raj Kumar Yadav
Rajesh Prasad Yadav
Ashwani Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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