Prabhat Ranjan v. The State of Bihar through Amrit Lal Meena
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No. 80 of 2025 in CWJC No. 16624 of 2024, oral order dated 19-03-2025 by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey. Contempt application by Prabhat Ranjan against State of Bihar and officials (Amrit Lal Meena, Chief Secretary; Divesh Sehara, ACS Panchayati Raj; Alankrita Pandey, DM Jehanabad; Ravi Ranjan Sinha, SDM Jehanabad; Dhanajay Tipathi, DPRO; Mritunjay Kumar, BDO Makhdumpur; Ranjeet Kumar Upadhay, Circle Officer Makhdumpur; Nitish Kumar, Panchayat Secretary) seeking compliance of order dated 30-10-2024 in CWJC No. 16624 of 2024. Compliance found complete per Circle Officer order dated 01-03-2025; contempt proceeding dropped; petitioner left free to approach concerned authority. No statute or precedent cited; no costs or quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped; petitioner granted liberty to approach the concerned authority if aggrieved by the order passed by the C.O., Makhdumpur.