2025:JHHC:22620 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.240 of 2024 ----- Kanti Kumari, aged about 64 years, wife of Late Radha Mohan Mahto, Resident of village Tarri, P.O. Karondi, P.S. Gumla, District-Gumla. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Smt. Seema Prasad, husband name not known to the petitioner, the Branch Manager, Bank of India, Gumla having its office at Gumla, P.O. and P.S. Gumla, District Gumla. .......... Opp. Parties. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Nand Kishore Pd. Sinha, Advocate Mr. Salahuddin Ansari, Advocate For the O.P. No.1 : Mr. Munna Lal Yadav, SC (L&C)-III For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Rahul Anand, Advocate ----- Order No.16 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 26th July, 2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No.2534 of 2023. 2. Pursuant to the order dated 4th July, 2025, a supplementary show-cause affidavit dated 30th July, 2025 has been filed on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2. 3. Mr. Rahul Anand, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2 refers to the reasoned order as contained in Ref. No.ZO/RCH/LGL/25-26/15 dated 23rd July, 2025 (Annexure-D to the supplementary show-cause affidavit) and submits that the aforesaid order of this Court has been complied. 4. As against this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not yet been paid the arrears for which she 2025:JHHC:22620 2 is entitled to receive on grant of 2nd ACP/MACP implementing the 7th pay revision. 5. Be that as it may. 6. Since the reasoned order has already passed by the Opposite Party No.2, there is no need 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 for redressal of her subsisting grievance (if any) in the light of the reasoned order dated 23rd July, 2025 as permissible under law. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Rohit/