2025:JHHC:16336 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No. 69 of 2024 1. Jagdish Rana, S/o Late Prem Chand Rana, R/o Village-Hurhuru, PO & PS-Sadar, District-Hazaribagh 2. Kishore Rana, S/o Late Janki Rana, R/o Village-Hurhuru, PO & PS- Sadar, District-Hazaribagh ... … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Shri Rakesh Roushan, Additional Collector, Hazaribagh … … Opposite Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Ashish Kr Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party No. 2 : Mr. Manav Poddar, AC to AAG-I ----- 06/20.06.2025 The present contempt petition has been filed for initiating a contempt proceeding against the contemnors/opposite parties alleging wilful violation of the order dated 20.09.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No. 5245 of 2019. 2. Mr. Manav Poddar, AC to AAG-I appearing on behalf of the opposite party no. 2, refers to the order dated 08.11.2023 (Annexure-A to the show cause affidavit dated 16.07.2024) passed by the opposite party no. 2 – the Additional Collector, Hazaribagh and submits that vide said order, the petitioners’ request for issuance of ‘Raiyati Manyata’ for the land in question has been rejected. 3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that no case of contempt is made out against the opposite party no. 2. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite party no. 2 is hereby dropped. 4. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. 5. The petitioners are, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse as available under law against the order dated 08.11.2023 passed by the O.P. No. 2. Manish (Rajesh Shankar, J.)