Patna High Court
MJC/253/2021 of Deoki Nandan Jha, Vs The State of Bihar on 21 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.253 of 2021 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1552 of 1998 ====================================================== Deoki Nandan Jha, Son of Ram Nand Jha, Resident of Village-Radhopur, P.S.-Surashand, Dist-Sitamarhi. ... ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.253 of 2021
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1552 of 1998
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Deoki Nandan Jha, Son of Ram Nand Jha, Resident of Village-Radhopur, P.S.-Surashand, Dist-Sitamarhi.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar
2.
The Secretary, Sri Sanjay Kumar, Prathmik Madhyamik and Adult Shiksha Vibhag Department of Education, Bihar Vikas Bhawan, Patna.
3.
The Additional Secretary, Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sinha, Prathmik Madhyamik and Adult Shiksha Vibhag, Bihar Vikas Bhawan, Patna.
4.
The Special Director Secretary, Sri Giriwar Dayal Singh, Education, In- charge Sanskrit Education, Bihar Prathmik Madhyamik and Adult Shiksha Vibhag, Vikas Bhawan, Patna.
5.
The Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Bihar, Patna through its Secretary Sri Anil Kumar.
6.
The Chairman, Dr. Bharti Meta, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna, Boring Road, Patna.
... ... Opposite Parties
Appearance :
For the Petitioner
:
Mr. S.K. Ishwar, Advocate
For the State
:
Mr.
AG
For the BSSB
:
Mr. Shashank Shekhar Jha, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
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21-08-2026 The present contempt petition has been filed for alleged willful disobedience of the order dated 11.09.2018 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWJC No. 1552 of 1998, whereby the Respondents were directed to take appropriate decision in the light of Judgment of Hon’ble Apex Court in Krishna Kumar Singh Vs. State of Bihar as reported in (2017) 3 SCC 1.
Patna High Court MJC No.253 of 2021(7) dt.21-08-2026
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2. In pursuance of this order, the respondents have taken decision.
3. Hence, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that technically the writ order has been complied with and the contempt petition does not survive. However, he is not satisfied with the decision. Hence, he is seeking liberty to challenge the decision dated 08.08.2025 taken by the Education Department, Government of Bihar.
4. Hence, the present petition is dismissed with liberty to the Petitioner to take any legal remedy as available in the law.
ravishankar/- (Jitendra Kumar, J.) U
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