Rajesh Kumar Thakur v. The State of Bihar through K.K. Pathak
Case brief
What is this about?
Disposal (closure) of a contempt petition before the Patna High Court concerning payment of retiral/pensionary benefits of a retired college teacher; compliance with an earlier writ order recorded; liberty reserved for a fresh cause of action and for parity-based relief if identically situated persons are benefitted. Key terms: contempt petition closed; retiral/pensionary benefits paid; order under contempt complied with; Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara; M.V. College, Buxar; Department of Education, Government of Bihar; MJC No.1142 of 2024; C.W.J.C. No.12713 of 2019; C.W.J.C. No. 6257 of 2019; Division Bench pendency; single judge Harish Kumar, J.; decided 04-07-2025. Of use mainly for tracking compliance and disposal of contempt proceedings relating to pensionary dues; no substantive legal issue decided, no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed; liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority in case a fresh cause of action arises (including where identically situated persons are accorded similar benefit(s)).