Patna High Court
MJC/3976/2025 of Ramadhar Singh Vs The State of Bihar through Dr. B. Rajendra on 3 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3976 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3115 of 2025 ====================================================== 1. Ramadhar Singh Son of Late Satyadeo Singh, Resident of Village- Govindpur, Police Station- Vikram in the district
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3976 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3115 of 2025
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1.
Ramadhar Singh Son of Late Satyadeo Singh, Resident of Village- Govindpur, Police Station- Vikram in the district of Patna.
2.
Upendra Tiwary, Son of Late Ram Ekbal Tiwary, Resident of Mohalla- Ram Nagar, Bengali Tola, Police Station- Jakkanpur in the district of Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through Dr. B. Rajendra Son of not known to the petitioner, the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2.
Dr. B. Rajendra, Son of not known to the petitioner, the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
3.
Mr. Sajjan Arya, Son of not known to the petitioner, the Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4.
Mr. Animesh Parashar, Son of not known to the petitioner, the Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna.
5.
Mr. Saket Ranjan, Son of not known to the petitioner, the District Education Officer, Patna.
6.
Md. Mustafa, Son of not known to the petitioner, the District Program Officer (Establishment), Patna.
... ... Opposite Party/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Sunil Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anirban Kundu, SC-24
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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ORAL ORDER
03-07-2026 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar, learned Advocate for the petitioners and Mr. Anirban Kundu, learned Advocate for the State.
2. The present application has been filed seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the opposite parties for their deliberate disobedience of the order dated 19.08.2025
Patna High Court MJC No.3976 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2026
passed by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 3115 of 2025.
3. A show-cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of opposite party nos. 2 and 3 stating, inter alia, that in compliance with the aforesaid order, the District Education Officer, Patna, vide Memo No. 13328 dated 13.12.2025, has taken a decision to extend the benefit of the 3rd MACP to the petitioners with effect from 01.01.2009. It is further stated that the said order has been ratified and affirmed by the Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Bihar, vide Memo No. 2348 dated 15.12.2025.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that though the order has been passed by the Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Bihar on 15.12.2025, the actual monetary benefits have, till date, not been paid to the petitioners.
5. Considering the submissions advanced on behalf of the respective parties and taking note of the fact that the petitioners have already been granted 3rd MACP and the order passed by the District Education Officer has been duly ratified by the Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Bihar, this Court does not find any reason to continue with the present contempt proceeding. Accordingly, the same stands Patna High Court MJC No.3976 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2026
closed.
6. However, it is expected that, if the consequential monetary benefits have not yet been paid to the petitioners, the same must be paid expeditiously in accordance with law.
rohit/- (Harish Kumar, J) U