IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 502 of 2023 ------ Pradeep Kumar son of Late Ram Kumar, resident of Masipiri, P.O. & P.S. Mufassil, Town and District Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Binod Kumar son of not known, competent Authority cum District Land Acquisition Officer cum National Highway Authority of India, National Highway- 33, P.O., P.S., Town & District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 3. Mr. Vijay Kumar, son of not known, Project Director, National Highway Authority of India, National Highway- 33 Four Lane Project, Hazaribagh, Officer situated at Shahjanand Chowk, P.O. & P.S. Argora, Harmu, Town and District Ranchi, Jharkhand 4. Mr. Sunil Kumar, son of not known, Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department, Near Mount Carmel Chowk, P.O., P.S., Town and District Hazaribagh .... .... .... Opp. Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Sarvendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Mehta, AC to GP VI For the NHAI : Ms. Sweety Topno, Advocate Mr. Amrit Raj Kisku, Advocate ------ Order No.20 Dated : 21.03.2025 Heard the parties. It is submitted by learned counsel on behalf of petitioner that the order under Contempt has been complied, but there has been delay in its compliance. A particular reference is made to the order dated 30.08.2024 passed by this Court wherein specific direction was given to make the payment within eight weeks from the date of order, failing which opposite party nos.2 and 3 were to be personally liable to make payment of Rs.25,000/- each to the petitioner. It is submitted that the payment was finally made on 27.02.2025 i.e. after lapse of eight weeks. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of opposite party no.2 that the answering respondent no.3-NHAI has provided the balance amount to the answering respondent no.2, and the same had been disbursed and the balance of Rs.1,75,000/- to the beneficiary namely Pradeep Kumar in his Account No.21897052621 in Indian Bank on 21.10.2024. The cheque was however returned by the Bank and consequently, a fresh cheque was issued vide Cheque No.537585 dated 27.02.2025 by which the balance amount has now been paid. Considering the submissions made, it appears that the delay in disbursement of the amount was not on part of opposite party nos. 2 or 3. Consequently, in view of the fact that the order under contempt has been complied with, the instant contempt proceeding is dropped. Contempt Case (Civil) is disposed of. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit