Nuzhat Fatema v. The State of Bihar through Mr Amir Subhani, the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court MJC No.2426 of 2023 (in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4517 of 2021); oral order dated 04-09-2024; bench: K. Vinod Chandran, CJ (author) with Partha Sarthy, J; petitioners: fourteen Madarsa teachers of Kishanganj district (incl. Nuzhat Fatema, Md. Umar Farooque, Md. Manzer Alam, Mohd. Izhar Alam, Md. Abul Hussain, Amjad Alam, Md. Asim, Md. Azharuddin, Md. Ghulam Sarwar, Md. Abrar Alam, Farzana Nasrin, Samsuddin, Md. Arshad Anjum, Naqee Neyaz); opposite parties: State of Bihar officials and Bihar State Madarsa Education Board; counsel: Md. Musowir (petitioners), Sarvesh Kumar Singh AAG-13 (opposite parties); substance: counsel reported compliance with the Court's order; result: contempt petition stands closed; no statutes or cases cited; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
In view of the submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the order has been complied with, the Court held that the contempt petition stands closed.