Manoj Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court contempt / miscellaneous jurisdiction matter (MJC No. 269 of 2025, decided 18-07-2025 by Rajiv Roy, J.), arising from CWJC No. 11785 of 2021. Petitioner Manoj Kumar (Jamui district) sought contempt proceedings against the State of Bihar, District Magistrate Jamui (Abhilasha Sharma), DDC-cum-CEO Zila Parishad Jamui (Rakesh Kumar), Zila Parishad Jamui and its Chairman (Dlari Devi) for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 01.07.2024. Opposite party no. 3 filed a show cause annexing the order rejecting the petitioner's claim in Misc. Case No. 01 of 2024-25. Petition disposed of with liberty to file an appropriate petition against that order; no contempt initiated. Keywords: contempt petition, disobedience of court order, disposal with liberty, Jamui, Zila Parishad, Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to agitate against the said order (by which his claim was rejected in Misc. Case No. 01 of 2024-25) by filing an appropriate petition; the contempt petition was disposed of without initiation of contempt proceedings.