Dhannu Prasad Singh v. Sri Vinay Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court miscellaneous jurisdiction (contempt) case, MJC No.1932 of 2021, decided 11-03-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J. Petitioner Dhannu Prasad Singh sought contempt action against opposite parties Vinay Kumar (Principal Secretary/Food Commissioner), Vinay Kumar (Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation Limited), Santosh Kumar (District Manager, BSFC) and Pravin Kumar Singh (Accountant General) for non-compliance with the order dated 12.07.2021 in CWJC No.11458 of 2019. The BSFC appeal against that order was allowed by a Division Bench on 16.01.2024 and the writ case was dismissed by the writ court; accordingly no contempt was made out and the MJC was disposed of. Counsel: Ashok Kumar Sinha for the petitioner; Md. Kamil Akhtar for the State; Shailendra Kr. Singh and Utkarsh Utpal for BSFC; Sunil Kumar Singh for the A.G.
What did the court decide?
Since C.W.J.C. No. 11458 of 2019 has been dismissed by the writ court, no contempt is made out.