Krishna Murari v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry Department Government of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 239 of 2025 arising in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16985 of 2024, oral order dated 04-07-2025 by Justice Harish Kumar. Contempt application by petitioners Krishna Murari and Antim Devi against State of Bihar Animal Husbandry Department officials (Principal Secretary Dr. N. Vijaylakshi; Director Navdeep Shukla; Regional Director Dr. Diwakar Prasad; DM Patna Dr. Chandra Shekhar Singh; District Animal Husbandry Officer Dr. Arun Kumar; Block Animal Husbandry Officer, Fatuha Dr. Prabhat Kumar) for non-compliance with writ order dated 12.11.2024. Compliance shown by rejection of the claim under memo no. 571(ni) dated 10.02.2025; contempt petition closed; liberty to challenge the rejection. Search terms: contempt, wilful disobedience, civil contempt, animal husbandry, Bihar, show cause affidavit.
What did the court decide?
Contempt application closed; liberty granted to the petitioners to assail the rejection order dated 10.02.2025 (memo no. 571(ni)) if not satisfied.