{"id":228187,"date":"2010-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nika-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-amp-ors-on-9-july-2010"},"modified":"2016-02-21T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T04:58:06","slug":"nika-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-amp-ors-on-9-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/nika-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-amp-ors-on-9-july-2010","title":{"rendered":"Nika Devi vs The State Of Bihar &amp;Amp; Ors on 9 July, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Patna High Court &#8211; Orders<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Nika Devi vs The State Of Bihar &amp;Amp; Ors on 9 July, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA\n                                         MJC No.1421 of 2009\n                         NIKA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE JAGDISH PRASAD DEO\n                         RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. POHATTIBELA, P.S.\n                         GHANSHYAMPUR, DISTRICT DARBHANGA.\n                                              Versus\n                   1.   THE STATE OF BIHAR\n                   2.   SRI ANJANI KUMAR SINHA, THE SECRETARY CUM\n                        COMMISISONER PRIMARY AND ADULT\n                        EDUCAITON\/DEPTT. GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA.\n                   3.   SRI AASOTOSH, THE DIRECTOR PRIMARY EDUCATION\n                        DEPTT. GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA.\n                   4.   SRI PRAN MOHAN THAKUR, THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,\n                        DARBHANAGA.\n                   5.   THE NASIRUDDIN THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND\n                        OFFICER, DARBHANGA.\n                   6.   RAM CHANDRA MANDAL, THE DISTRICT\n                        SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION DARBHANGA.\n                   7.   THE BINOD KUMAR SHARMA THE DIVISIONAL\n                        EDUCATION OFFICER, BIRAUL CUM DRAWING AND\n                        DISBURSING OFFICER, MIDDLE SCHOOL, POLI,\n                        DARBHANGA.\n                   8.   MR. I.P.S. DHARIWAL THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL,\n                        BIHAR, PATNA.\n                                                  -----------\n<\/pre>\n<p>03.   09.07.2010                    Counsel for the petitioner states that during<\/p>\n<p>                        the pendency of the contempt application orders of this<\/p>\n<p>                        court has been complied with and retrial dues of the<\/p>\n<p>                        husband of the petitioner has been paid, in the<\/p>\n<p>                        circumstances, the contempt application has become<\/p>\n<p>                        infructusous, which is disposed of.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<pre>  Rajesh\/                                          ( V. N. 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