Jharkhand High Court

Cont.(Cvl)/913/2026 of SITARAM PANDEY Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 1 October 2026

2026:JHHC:29526

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No. 913 of 2026 Sitaram Pandey, S/o Late Ganesh Pandey, R/o Village-Bhowra 12 Number, PO-Bhowra 12 Number, PS-Jorapokhar, District-Dhanbad ... … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sri Nirjhar Chakraborty,

2026:JHHC:29526

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Contempt Case (Civil) No. 913 of 2026

Sitaram Pandey, S/o Late Ganesh Pandey, R/o Village-Bhowra 12

Number, PO-Bhowra 12 Number, PS-Jorapokhar, District-Dhanbad

...

…

Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Sri Nirjhar Chakraborty, General Manager, E.J. Area, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Bhowra, PO-Bhowra, PS-Jharia, District- Dhanbad

... … Opposite Parties

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR -----

For the Petitioner

: Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate

For the Opposite Party No. 1 : Mrs. Omiya Anusha, AC to AAG-IA

For the Opposite Party No. 2 : Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha, Advocate -----

03/01.10.2026 The present contempt petition has been filed for initiating a contempt proceeding against the contemnors/opposite parties alleging wilful violation of the order dated 17.10.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No. 5606 of 2024.

2. Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party no. 2, submits that the said opposite party no.

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has already passed a reasoned order on 11-12.09.2026. Hence, the aforesaid order of this Court has been complied.

3. As against this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the opposite party no. 2 has arbitrarily rejected the petitioner’s claim for compensation.

4. Be that as it may.

5. Since the opposite party no. 2 has already passed the reasoned order on 11-12.09.2026, there is no need to further proceed in the contempt petition. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite parties is hereby dropped.

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6. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of.

7. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse as permissible under law against the order dated 11-12.09.2026.

(Rajesh Shankar, J.) October 01, 2026 Manish

Uploaded on 01.10.2026

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