2025:JHHC:22619 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.1073 of 2023 ----- Prem Prakash, aged about 61 years, Son of Late Dev Sharan Singh, Resident of Hem Smrity, Mohan Industries Lane, New Yarpur, Saristabad, P.O. GPO, P.S. Sachivalaya, District-Patna, State-Bihar. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Municipal Commissioner, Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Bazar Sakha, Kutchery Road, P.O.-GPO, P.S. Sadar, Ranchi. .......... Opp. Parties. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Prakash, AC to SC-IV For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate ----- Order No.07 Date: 08.08.2025 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 12th June, 2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.5723 of 2022. 2. A show-cause affidavit dated 12th June, 2025 has been filed on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2. 3. Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2 refers to the letter no.360 dated 12th June, 2024 (Annexure-A to the aforesaid show- cause affidavit) issued by the Additional Administrator, Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Ranchi to the petitioner rejecting his claim for refund of settlement/endowment amount and submits that the order of this Court has been complied. 4. As against this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said letter issued by the Additional Administrator, Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Ranchi, rejecting the petitioner’s claim 2025:JHHC:22619 2 for refund of settlement/endowment amount is completely illegal and arbitrary. 5. Be that as it may. 6. Since in pursuant to the aforesaid order of this Court, the reason has been assigned for refusing the petitioner’s claim for refund of settlement/endowment amount vide aforesaid letter, I see no reason to proceed further in the present contempt matter. The contempt proceeding as against the Opposite Party No.2 is, hereby, dropped. 7. The contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of. 8. However, the petitioner is at liberty to take appropriate recourse against the letter no.360 dated 12th June, 2024 as permissible under law. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Rohit/