The court of Justices P B Bajanthri and Jitendra Kumar on June 24, 2023, had given “liberty to petitioner to initiate contempt proceedings in accordance with law”. The court is likely to hear contempt petition next week.
The Bihar Police has claimed that Singh was not killed in lathi-charge as he was not present at the protest site in Patna when the police action took place, PTI report said citing a police statement.
In a two-part series on June 18 and 19, The Indian Express had reported how the state government allegedly tweaked and relaxed tender norms, bypassed the court’s caution and ignored several adverse audit reports to award the contract to run emergency ambulances across the state to PDPL.
Patna HC's order surprises Opposition, which have been rallying around caste census in a bid to turn it into a social justice plank against Modi govt in 2024 Lok Sabha polls