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Sanjay Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC15 Mar 2023MJC/3736/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Petitioners failed to appear despite repeated calls on the date of hearing. The Court dismissed the contempt petition for want of prosecution.

What did the court decide?

Contempt petition dismissed for non-prosecution.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3736 of 2019

In

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24765 of 2018

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1.1. Rita Devi Wife of Late Sanjay Kumar, residing at Majhaulia Road, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District Muzaffarpur.

1.2. Abhishek son of Late Sanjay Kumar, residing at Majhaulia Road, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District Muzaffarpur.

1.3. Adarsh son of Late Sanjay Kumar, residing at Majhaulia Road, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District Muzaffarpur.

1.4. Anurag son of Late Sanjay Kumar, residing at Majhaulia Road, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna namely Mr. Deepak Kumar

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Rita Devi Wife of Late Sanjay Kumar
petitioner
Abhishek
petitioner
Adarsh
petitioner
Anurag
respondent
The State of Bihar
respondent

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Patna HC
Decided on: 15 Mar 2023 · March
Registered: 4 Sept 2019
Case no.: MJC/3736/2019

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Cite this judgement

Sanjay Kumar v. The State of Bihar, MJC/3736/2019 (PAT), decided on 15 March 2023.

The Patna High Court publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Bench / Coram

Mohit Kumar Shah

Parties & counsel

Outcome

Contempt petition dismissed for non-prosecution.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

In the absence of the petitioners and their counsel appearing despite repeated calls, the Court finds no interest in prosecuting the matter and dismisses the contempt petition for want of prosecution.

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1. Mr. R. K. Mahajan the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

1. Mr. Giribar Dayal Singh the Director, Secondary Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

1. Mrs. Sangeeta Kumari the Regional Deputy Deputy Director of Education, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur

1. Mr. Shamsher Bahadur Singh the District Education Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur, Distt.- Vaishali at Hajipur

1. Dr. Bimal Thakur the District Education Officer, Muzaffarpur 7. Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh the District Programme officer, (Establishment), Vaishali at Hajipur

1. Mr. Abdus Salam Ansari the District Programme Officer, (Establishment), Muzaffarpur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur

1. Mr. Krishna Prasad the Principal Women Primary Teachers Training College, Dighi, District Vaishali at Hajipur

1. Dr. Ranjana Kumari the Principal, Primary Teachers Training College, Pokhraira, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : None For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shankar Kumar Thakur, AC to GP-27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER

5 15-03-2023 Despite repeated calls, nobody has bothered to appear

Patna High Court MJC No.3736 of 2019(5) dt.15-03-2023 2/2

for the petitioners, hence, it appears that the petitioners have got no interest in prosecuting the present contempt petition, thus, this Court has no option but to dismiss the present contempt petition for want of prosecution.

Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

Ajay/- U

R. K. Mahajan

Coram

AI extract

Mohit Kumar Shah

CNR

BRHC010928022019

Bench

Mohit Kumar Shah

Disposal

D.F.D. FOR NON APPEARANCE

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