2025:JHHC:26246 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.236 of 2024 ----- 1. Dr. Kripa Shankar Awasthy (Retd. Professor), son of Sheo Shant Awasthy, Behind Head Post Office Pakur, Badi Aliganj, Pakur. 2. Dr. Triveni Pd. Bhagat (Retd. Professor), son of Late Ganesh Prasad Bhagat, resident of Shyam Nagar, Pakur. 3. Nripendra Chandra Sinha (Retd. Professor), son of Late Tej Narayan Sinha, resident of Ward No.7, Krishna Colony, Pakur. 4. Dr. Jai Shankar Roy (Retd. Professor), son of Basudev Roy, resident of Shyam Nagar, Pakur. 5. Dr. Upendra Narayan Singh (Retd. Professor), son of Yogendra Prasad Singh, resident of Ward No.9, Talipara (Tulsinagar), Pakur. .......... Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Mr. Ramniwas Yadav, the Director (Higher Education), Human Resource Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Nepal House, Doranda, Ranchi. 3. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, presently posted as Registrar, Sidhu Kanhu Murmu University having office at Dumka. .......... Opp. Parties. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nirupma, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-II For the O.P. No.3 : Mr. Mithilesh Singh, Advocate ----- Order No.13 Date: 29.08.2025 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 17th October, 2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No.1363 of 2022. 2. On perusal of paragraph no.8 of the supplementary show- cause affidavit dated 5th August, 2025 filed on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2, it appears that the aforesaid order of this Court has been complied. Hence, there is no need to proceed further in the present contempt matter. The contempt 2025:JHHC:26246 2 proceeding as against the Opposite Party No.2 is, hereby, dropped. 3. The contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of. 4. However, the petitioners are at liberty to take appropriate recourse, as provided under law, for redressal of their subsisting grievances. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Rohit/