Muneshwar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition consigned; interest paid at 9%; payment till 12.09.2014; Memo No. 456 dated 02.04.2024; Annexure R/1; admission in Para-9 of Reply to show cause; opposite party nos. 4 and 5; Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Bihar; Zila Parishad Gaya; Chief Executive Officer-cum-DDC; MJC No.786 of 2024; CWJC No.7569 of 2023; Justice Purnendu Singh; Patna High Court; order dated 02-05-2025.
What did the court decide?
In view of the admission made in Para-9 of the Reply to the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party nos. 4 and 5 and their statement that interest has been paid at the rate of 9% till the date of actual payment i.e. 12.09.2014 vide Memo No. 456 dated 02.04.2024 (Annexure R/1), the present contempt petition stands consigned. ¶21