Shashi Chandra Pandey v. The State of Bihar through Santosh Kumar Malll, the Additional Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court oral order dated 24-01-2025 by Justice Bibek Chaudhuri dropping, as infructuous, contempt application Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4192 of 2024 arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14687 of 2024, after petitioner Shashi Chandra Pandey reported that the State respondents — Water Resources Department officials of the Government of Bihar and the District Magistrate, West Champaran — had complied with the order passed in the writ petition. Counsel: Gyan Shankar for the petitioner; Kameshwar Kumar, GP 17, for the opposite parties. Keywords: contempt of court, compliance with writ order, infructuous application, Tirhut Canal Circle, Tirhut Canal Division-1, Bettiah, Motihari, West Champaran, Water Resources Department.
What did the court decide?
Contempt application MJC No. 4192 of 2024 dropped as infructuous following the petitioner's submission that the order passed in the writ petition was complied with by the State respondents.