2025:JHHC:11096 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.928 of 2023 ----- Parameshwar Saw Sonar @ Parameshwar Sao, aged about 81 years son of Late Kanu Saw Sonar, resident of near Kishan Bakery, Upper Kulhi, Amtal, P.O. and P.S. Jharia, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand ........... Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Mr. Varun Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioner, Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. .......... Opp. Parties. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Binod Kumar Jha, Advocate For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Sanket Khanna, A.C. to A.A.G.-V ----- Order No.09 Date: 11.04.2025 1. The present contempt application has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding as against the Opposite Party No.2 alleging wilful violation of the order dated 1st February, 2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.2503 of 2020. 2. Mr. Sanket Khanna, learned A.C. to A.A.G.-V refers to paragraph no.9 of the show-cause affidavit dated 2nd April, 2025 filed on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2 which reads as under : “9. That, the statements contained in paragraphs 4 to 7 of the instant contempt application are matter of records and documents, however, it is stated and submitted that previously the then Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad had already passed order dated 17.11.2020 in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No.13/2016-17 (State of Jharkhand vs. Parameshwar Sao & Ors.) after hearing the parties in length and in presence of the petitioner, but the petitioner concealing and suppressing the actual state of affairs got the Order dated 01.02.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No.2503/2020, and therefore since the Order has already been passed previously, and the petitioner has never challenged the same, then it is not justifiable to pass an order again on the same subject matter. It is stated and submitted that copy of the order dated 17.11.2020 passed in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No.13/2016-17 has already been served upon the petitioner vide Memo No.121 dated 08.03.2025 which is duly acknowledged by the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:11096 2 Cont. Case (Civil) No.928 of 2023 Copy of the order dated 17.11.2020 passed in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No.13/2016-17, Memo No.121 dated 08.03.2025 and the acknowledgements are annexed herewith marked as Annexure A, B & C.” 3. It is, thus, submitted that the order dated 1st February, 2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.2503 of 2020 has been complied. 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid statement made in paragraph no.9 show-cause affidavit dated 2nd April, 2025 filed on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2, this Court is of the view that no case of contempt is made out against the said Opposite Party. The contempt proceeding as against the Opposite Party No.2 is hereby dropped. 5. The contempt application is accordingly dismissed. 6. However, the petitioner is at liberty to take appropriate recourse(s) as available under law for redressal of his grievance. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Rohit/