Sunita Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sunita Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt petition (MJC No.818 of 2022) disposed of following the reported compliance with the order dated 18.02.2022 in CWJC no. 9716 of 2021; the petitioner was expressly left free to pursue any surviving grievance before the appropriate legal forum.

Issue for consideration

Whether, in view of the State's report of compliance with the order dated 18.02.2022 passed in CWJC no. 9716 of 2021 and the statements at paragraphs-11 and 15 of the show cause of O.P. no. 6, anything remains to proceed with in this contempt petition (MJC No.818 of 2022).

Ratio / Principle

After the State counsel's submission and perusal of paragraphs 11 and 15 of the show cause filed on behalf of O.P. no. 6 reporting compliance, there was nothing to proceed with in the contempt petition.

Key takeaways

The instant MJC petition stands disposed of on account of the reported compliance.ratio¶26
Clarification that the disposal will not deprive the petitioner of any of her legal rights to raise her grievance before the appropriate legal forum if any grievance still exists in her favour despite the compliance.obiter¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt / compliance disposal — Patna High Court (Shailendra Singh, J.), Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.818 of 2022 arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9716 of 2021 (order dated 18.02.2022): learned counsel for the State (Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, SC3) submitted that the order dated 18.02.2022 passed in CWJC no. 9716 of 2021 stood complied with, pointing to statements in paragraphs-11 and 15 of the show cause filed on behalf of O.P. no. 6 (Smt. Sweta, Child Development Project Officer, Block-Kesath, Buxar). On perusal of those statements the court found nothing to proceed with and disposed of the MJC petition. The court clarified that the disposal would not deprive the petitioner (Sunita Kumari) of any legal right to raise any grievance still subsisting in her favour before the appropriate legal forum despite the compliance. Decision dated 04-05-2026 as per the court's stamp.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.818 of 2022

In

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9716 of 2021

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Sunita Kumari W/o-Abhay Shankar Singh Resident of Village and PostShivpur, Block-Kesath, Dist-Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through the Prem Singh Meena, the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

Sri Prem Singh Meena, the Principal Secreary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

Sri Aalok Kumar, the Director, ICDS, Patna.

Aman Sameer, the District Magistrate, Dist.-Buxar.

Smt. Tarani Kumari, the District Programme Officer (ICDS), Dist-Buxar.

Smt. Sweta, the Child development Project Officer, Block-Kesath, DistBuxar.

Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, the Block Develip Officer, Kesath, Dist-Buxar.

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bijay Shankar Choubey, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar Mandal (SC3) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER

3 04-05-2026

Learned counsel for the State submits that the order

dated 18.02.2022 passed in CWJC no. 9716 of 2021 has been complied with and in this regard, statements have been made in paragraphs-11 and 15 of the show cause filed on behalf of O.P. no. 6 and the same may be perused.

In view of aforesaid submission and having perused

the statements made in paragraphs 11 and 15 of the show cause, there is nothing to proceed with this contempt petition. Hence,

Patna High Court MJC No.818 of 2022(3) dt.04-05-2026 2/2

the instant MJC petition stands disposed of.

It is clarified that this order will not deprive the

petitioner any of her legal rights to raise her grievance before appropriate legal forum if any grievance still exist in her favour despite the aforesaid compliance.

(Shailendra Singh, J)

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