2025:JHHC:12373 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 546 of 2023 Anand Kumar, retired Range Forest Officer, aged above sixty years, Son of late Jadunandan Roy, Resident of Flat No. – 302, Krishna Shree Apartment, Anantpur, P.O. – Doranda, P.S. – Chutiya, District – Ranchi Pin Number - 834002 … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S. – Dhurwa, Project Bhavan Ranchi, District – Ranchi 2. Mr. L. Khiangte, the Secretary – cum – Additional Chief Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, State of Jharkhand, Secretariat, Nepal House, P.O. – Doranda, P.S. – Doranda, District – Ranchi - 834004 (the post of Secretary has upgraded to ACS, Forest) … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : In-person For the Opp. Parties : Mr. Suresh Kumar, SC (L&C) II --- 14/25.04.2025 The petitioner is present in-person. 2. The learned counsel for the State is also present. 3. This petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for their alleged violation of the order dated 23.11.2022 passed in W.P.(S) No. 2910 of 2010. 4. The learned counsel for the State has submitted that the calculation has been revised and as per the supplementary show cause dated 03.04.2025, the amount payable comes to Rs.54,927/-. The petitioner in-person has confirmed receipt of the amount of Rs.54,927/-. 5. However, the petitioner in-person has submitted that annual increment has not been given and the opposite parties have not acted in terms of the judgement passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Punjab Vs. P.L. Singla reported in AIR 2009 SC 1149 and the unauthorized absence was required to be condoned. The petitioner in-person has also submitted that certain adverse order has been passed against the petitioner relating to other period though that period is not relating to the present case. 2025:JHHC:12373 2 6. Considering the aforesaid submissions and the nature of the order passed by this Court, this Court is not inclined to proceed any further in this contempt proceedings, which is hereby dropped. 7. If the petitioner has any surviving grievance, it will be open to the petitioner take steps as may be permissible under law. 8. Pending interlocutory application, if any, is dismissed as not pressed. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Saurav/-