Jharkhand High Court

Cont.(Cvl)/1024/2025 of PAYAL RAINA Vs STATE OF JHARKHAND on 7 October 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Cvl.) No. 1024 of 2025 --------------- Payal Raina, Aged about 43 years, wife of Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Resident of Flat No. 804, Block-4, Sector-5, Khelgaon Housing Society, Hatwal, P.O. & P.S. Khelgaon, District- Ranchi.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Cont. Case (Cvl.) No. 1024 of 2025

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Payal Raina, Aged about 43 years, wife of Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Resident of Flat No. 804, Block-4, Sector-5, Khelgaon Housing Society, Hatwal, P.O. & P.S. Khelgaon, District- Ranchi. ........Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Ajoy Kumar Singh, The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Project Bhawan, P.O and P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi.

3. Dr. Raj Kumar, The Director, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Bariatu, Ranchi through its Director, P.O. & P.S.- Bariatu, District- Ranchi. ...... Opposite Parties

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD

For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratyush Shounikya, Advocate

For the OP-State : Ms. Rishi Bharati, AC to AAG-III

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Order No.08/Dated: 7th October, 2026

1. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, has submitted that he does not want to press the present contempt petition as the decision in pursuant to the order passed by the learned writ Court, which is the subject matter of the present contempt case, has already been taken by the concerned opposite parties which is appended as Annexure R/3 to the show cause, which the petitioner intends to challenge by filing appropriate application before the appropriate Forum.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the concerned opposite parties has raised no objection to the said prayer.

3. Considering the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Contempt Case is being closed and, as such, disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said order 2 2026:JHHC:30140

appended as Annexure-R/3 to the show cause by filing appropriate application before the appropriate Forum.

4. Pending I.As, if any, stands disposed of.

(Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.)

Dated:07.10.2026 Sudhir

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