Devendra Ray v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court contempt-petition compliance disposal: Devendra Ray v. State of Bihar, L.N. Mithila University and others — Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 1471 of 2019 (in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13484 of 2014), decided 19-06-2026 by Justice Ritesh Kumar. Compliance with the High Court's order dated 04.10.2018 was found complete after the Registrar, L.N.M.U., Darbhanga's order dated 08.05.2026 — rejecting the petitioner's regularization claim with effect from 28.02.1982 — was placed on record via show cause filed by opposite party no. 4; the contempt petition was dismissed and the petitioner left free to challenge the Registrar's order. Relevant to: contempt petitions disposed on compliance, university service regularization claims, liberty to assail administrative orders. No statutory provisions or precedent cases are cited in the order.
What did the court decide?
No affirmative relief; the contempt petition (MJC No. 1471 of 2019) was dismissed upon finding compliance with the order dated 04.10.2018 passed in CWJC No. 13484 of 2014, with liberty to the petitioner to assail the Registrar, L.N.M.U.'s order dated 08.05.2026 (rejecting his regularization claim with effect from 28.02.1982), if so advised.