Dr. Durga Prasad Singh vs The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, — MJC/50/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 215. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 19th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: BRHC011282802024

e-Filing Number

20-12-2024

Filing Number

MJC/29684/2024

Filing Date

21-Dec-2024

Registration No

MJC/50/2025

Registration Date

04-Jan-2025

Judge

Mr. Justice Harish Kumar

Coram

Mr. Justice Harish Kumar

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

MJC ( 10 )

Sub-Category

CONTEMPT- SJ ( 100 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

19-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 21-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 215
Contempt of Courts Act Section 12,13

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Dr. Durga Prasad Singh

    Adv. Prabhakar Singh,Pranav Bhaskar,Pranav Bhaskar, ,Pranav Bhaskar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary,

    Adv. ,Nivedita Nirvikar 1123

  2. 2.Mr. Satish Ranjan Sinha, Joint Secretary Health Department,

  3. 3.Dr. Alka Sinha Additional Director,

  4. 4.Mr. Mukul Kumar Gupta,

  5. 5.Mr. Srinivas Prasad, Civil Surgeon

  6. 6.Mr. Wasir Akhtar Incharge Medical Oficer,

  7. 7.Mr. Rajesh Prasad Yadav, District Treasury Officer,

  8. 8.Mr. Vishal Bansal, Accountant General,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-Jun-2026

    Mr. Justice Harish KumarView PDF

    Case Summary: The Patna High Court closed Dr. Durga Prasad Singh's contempt petition challenging the Bihar Health Department's rejection of his claim for interest on delayed payment. The court found that the Additional Secretary, Health Department had duly considered the petitioner's representation regarding interest on the delayed payment and properly rejected it via Memo No. 601(2) dated 15/04/2025, thus finding no reason to continue proceedings. The petitioner retains the right to pursue other available legal remedies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Mar-2025

    Miscellaneous

    The Joint Registrar Judicial Lawazima

  4. 21-Dec-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. MJC/50/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Patna High Court closed Dr. Durga Prasad Singh's contempt petition challenging the Bihar Health Department's rejection of his claim for interest on delayed payment. The court found that the Additional Secretary, Health Department had duly considered the petitioner's representation regarding interest on the delayed payment and properly rejected it via Memo No. 601(2) dated 15/04/2025, thus finding no reason to continue proceedings. The petitioner retains the right to pursue other available legal remedies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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