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Rajendra Mishra v. Brajesh Mehrotra, the Chief Secretary

Patna HC15 May 2026MJC/1866/2024

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Keywords: Rajendra Mishra; Old Pension Scheme (OPS); pension dues; ICDS Bhojpur; contempt; compliance of order under contempt; entire admitted dues paid; contempt petition consigned; liberty to challenge before appropriate authority; State of Bihar functionaries; Principal Accountant General; Patna High Court; Justice Purnendu Singh; MJC No.1866 of 2024; CWJC No.10015 of 2023; order dated 15-05-2026. Relevant where a contempt petition is closed on reported compliance and residual grievances are expressly left open to the appropriate authority rather than adjudicated.

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Liberty reserved to the petitioner, if still aggrieved, to challenge the matter before the appropriate authority; the contempt petition was consigned upon reported payment of the entire admitted dues. ¶28

Rajendra Mishra Vs Brajesh Mehrotra, the Chief Secretary — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1866 of 2024

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10015 of 2023

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Rajendra Mishra S/o Late Ram Sihasan Mishra, R/o Village- Badd, P.S.Karakat, District- Rohtas presently residing at Tara Kunj, Road No. 6, Gola Road, P.S.- Rupaspur, District- Patna, Bihar

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Brajesh Mehrotra, the Chief Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna

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Sri (Dr.) S. Siddharth, the Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna

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Sri Prem Singh Meena, the Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna

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Sri Director, Kishore, Kaushal Integrated Child Development Service, Indira Bhawan, 2nd Floor, Boring Canal Road, Patna

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Sri Mahendra Kumar, the Collector, Bhojpur, Patna

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Smt Rashmi Chaudhary, the District Program Officer, ICDS, Bhojpur, Ara

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Smt. Pratima Kumari, the Child Development Programme Officer, Sahar, Bhojpur

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Sri Pushkar Kumar, the Principal Accountant General, Bihar, Veerchand patel Marg, Patna

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Sri Pratap Bhanu, the Treasury Officer, Bhojpur, Ara

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. D. K. Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ashish, Advocate For the State : Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, GA 7 For the AG : Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, Sr. Advocate Mr. Arya Achint, Advocate Mr. Amar Shakti, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

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11 15-05-2026

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Heard learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of

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the petitioner; learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Accountant General.

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It is informed by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties that applying the full conscious

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Patna High Court MJC No.1866 of 2024(11) dt.15-05-2026 2/2

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mind, the authorities have found that Old Pension Scheme is applicable in the case of the petitioner and, accordingly, the entire admitted dues of the petitioner has been paid and, as such, order under contempt has been fully complied.

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Considering the aforesaid information and the fact that substantial amount has been paid to the petitioner, the present contempt petition stands consigned.

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However, the petitioner if still aggrieved in any manner, he would at be liberty to challenge the same before the appropriate authority.

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(Purnendu Singh, J)

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Sanjay/-

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