Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna

Order Date: 10-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Ramanand Thakur (Retired Lab Assistant, Sheodani Ram Ayodhya Prasad College, East Champaran) and Sarveshwar Prasad (Lab Assistant, same college), filed a contempt petition (Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1125 of 2019; also Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6368 of 2012) against the State of Bihar and officials of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar University.
  • The contempt petition alleged non‑compliance with the order dated 30‑08‑2018 in C.W.J.C. No. 6368 of 2012, which directed the university to adopt the same yardsticks used for Class III and IV employees of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Smarak College for counting the petitioners’ past service, and to implement corrective measures within four months.
  • The university, through counsel, produced Memo No. B/624 dated 25‑03‑2019, signed by the Registrar on the direction of Vice‑Chancellor Dr. Amarendra Kumar Yadav, stating that the petitioners’ services would be counted notionally from 01‑01‑1980 for retirement benefit calculations. A supplementary show‑cause filed on 12‑05‑2026 included the full arrears calculation, indicating that arrears had been paid.
  • Petitioners were given an opportunity to file a rejoinder to the university’s calculation chart but did not do so.

Final Outcome

  • The Court held that the university had complied with the 30‑08‑2018 order by issuing the 25‑03‑2019 notification, calculating past service from 01‑01‑1980, and paying the arrears. Consequently, no contempt was found and the contempt petition was dismissed.

Topics: Contempt, Higher Education, Judicial Order