Vinay Kumar v. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary
Contempt – infringement of interim/final order
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, MJC No.903 of 2022, decided 05-12-2025 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J (oral order). Petitioner Vinay Kumar versus The State of Bihar (through Chief Secretary), Amir Subhani (Chief Secretary), and Bihar Staff Selection Commission through Chairman Ravindra Kumar and Secretary Abhay Kumar Singh. Counsel: Saroj Kumar Sharma for petitioner; Satyabir Bharti (Sr. Advocate), Abhishek Anand, Kanupriya and Aastha Prakash for BSSC; Manish Kumar (G.P.-4) and Ajay Kumar for the State. Contempt application alleging willful violation of order dated 01.09.2021 in C.W.J.C. No. 22468 of 2019; BSSC's Civil Review No. 4 of 2022 allowed on 14.10.2025, modifying the original order on category-wise cutoff marks, interview eligibility and proficiency-test shortlisting; contempt held infructuous and dismissed. Keywords: contempt, infructuous, review, cutoff marks, interview, proficiency test, BSSC.