Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Bibek Chaudhuri, J., oral order dated 20-06-2025 in MJC No.3171 of 2024 (with MJC No.3616 of 2024 and MJC No.136 of 2025) in CWJC No.13895 of 2021: contempt applications against the Principal Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (GAD), the DGP Bihar and other senior Bihar police officials dropped upon joint submission of full compliance with the writ orders. Petitioners: 152 in MJC No.3171 of 2024 led by Gauri Shankar Sharma; 2 in MJC No.3616 of 2024 (Dilip Kumar, Tej Prakash Upadhayay); 3 in MJC No.136 of 2025 (Ajit Kumar Yadav, Navin Kumar Rajak, Sushil Kumar Mandal). Counsel: Pranav Kumar, Ajay Kumar Sharma and Ramesh Kumar Singh for petitioners; Md. Harun Qureshi and Standing Counsel 1 for opposite parties. The short oral order cites no statute or precedent and awards no amount.
What did the court decide?
The contempt applications in Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3171 of 2024, Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 3616 of 2024 and Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 136 of 2025 were dropped, the Court being satisfied that the order passed in the writ petitions had been fully complied with.