Sagira Khatoon v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Sagira Khatoon v. State of Bihar (Panchayati Raj Department) - Patna High Court MJC No.1577 of 2023 dt. 24-04-2025 (Mohit Kumar Shah & Shailendra Singh JJ); contempt petition regarding non-compliance with High Court order dt. 05.04.2022 in CWJC No. 15084 of 2021 DISMISSED; no prima facie disobedience or violation by opposite parties (Secretary Panchayati Raj Dept., DM Madhubani, BDO Laukahi, Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Dhanchhiha); Joint Committee report dt. 17.08.2023 filed as Annexure-A to show cause; petitioner failed to appear or produce documents/bills; advance of Rs. 78,969/- drawn, bill pending; advocates: Pramod Mishra (petitioner), Kameshwar Prasad Gupta (GP 10) and Deepanjali Gupta (opposite parties).
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, no disobedience, much less any violation, of the orders of this Court dated 05.04.2022 passed in CWJC No. 15084 of 2021 was prima facie committed by the opposite parties; hence, there is no need to proceed further in the present case.