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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.166 of 2024 ----- Amit Kumar, son of Ajay Kumar, resident of Nandita Kunj, Indrapuri Road No.1, P.O. Hehal, P.S. Sukhdeonagar, District- Ranchi
.......... Petitioner. -Versus-
1. The State of Jharkhand.
2. Rahul Kumar Sinha, Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi.
.......... Opp. Parties. -----
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Shivam Singh, AC to SC-II -----
Order No.11
Date: 27.11.2025
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 15th June, 2022 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.2505 of 2021.
2. Mr. Shivam Singh, learned A.C. to S.C.-II appearing on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2 produces a copy of the order dated 25th November, 2025 passed by the said opposite party, whereby the petitioner’s application seeking arms licence has been rejected. It is, thus, submitted that the order dated 15th June, 2022 passed in the aforesaid writ petition has been complied.
3. As against this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s application seeking arms licence has arbitrarily been rejected by the Opposite Party No.2 on non est ground.
4. Be that as it may. Since in compliance of the aforesaid order of this Court, the Opposite Party No.2 has passed the order on the petitioner’s application seeking arms licence by rejecting the same, I see no reason to proceed further in the present
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contempt matter. The contempt proceeding as against the Opposite Party No.2 is, hereby, dropped.
5. The contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of.
6. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse against the order dated 25th November, 2025 passed by the Opposite Party No.2 as permissible under law.
7. Let the aforesaid order be made part of the record.
(Rajesh Shankar, J.) 27th November, 2025 Rohit/ Uploaded on 28.11.2025