JOSE KAIPRAMPATT S.J. vs MADAN MOHAN JHA . — CONMT.PET.(C) No. 19/2007

Case Summary: CONMT.PET.(C) No. 000019 / 2007 Jose Kaiprampatt S.J. filed a contempt petition against Madan Mohan Jha, alleging non-compliance with the Supreme Court's April 13, 2006 order directing the governments of Bihar and Jharkhand to dispose of pending institutional recognition applications within six months with speaking orders. The Court found no contempt, noting that both state governments had subsequently passed speaking orders on the applications (Bihar on 12/02/2007; Jharkhand on 08/01/2007, 09/01/2007, and 09/04/2007), supported by affidavits. The petition was closed, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the High Court if aggrieved. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.