Anand Mohan Gautam v. The Union Of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court MJC No.3530 of 2023, decided 06-03-2024 by P.B. Bajanthri and Alok Kumar Pandey, JJ. (oral judgment per Bajanthri, J.). Contempt/MJC by petitioner Anand Mohan Gautam for non-compliance of order dt. 31.08.2022 in C.W.J.C. No. 12805/2019 (representation due 30.09.2022; filed 30.11.2022; no review for extension). Opposite parties: Union of India (Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane), Defence Estate Officer Jyoti Kapoor (Danapur Cantt.), Commandant Sunil Srivastava (OTA Gaya), DFO Rajeev Ranjan (Gaya). Outcome: MJC dismissed; petitioner free to approach concerned authority; authority to act per law at earliest. Counsel: Prabhat Ranjan Singh (petitioner), Raghwanand (NHAI), Kanak Verma CGC (UOI).
What did the court decide?
No relief to the petitioner; MJC dismissed, but dismissal declared no hurdle to approaching the concerned authority if the grievance subsists, and the authority directed to proceed in accordance with law at the earliest.