Manoj Kumar v. Shri Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh, the State of Bihar through the District Magistrate
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No.276 of 2025 (contempt/miscellaneous jurisdiction), decided 05-03-2025 by Mohit Kumar Shah, J. Maintainability of contempt petition founded on order dated 01.08.2024 in CWJC No.10398 of 2024; no positive direction found in that order; petitioner had only been granted liberty to avail other remedies under the law; contempt petition held not maintainable and dismissed as misconceived. Petitioner: Manoj Kumar; opposite parties include State of Bihar officials (District Magistrate Patna, Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Circle Officer Phulwarisharif) and five private respondents.
What did the court decide?
The order dated 01.08.2024 passed in CWJC No.10398 of 2024 contained no positive direction in favour of the petitioner; the petitioner had only sought and been granted liberty to avail such other remedies as were otherwise available under the law for redressal of his grievances.