SIDHARTH SHANKAR CHAUDHARY v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Cont.(Cvl)/810/2025 · 2026-04-29
Sanjay Prasad
body2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cont. Case (Civil) No. 810 of 2025
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Sidharth Shankar Chaudhary, aged about 58 years, S/o Late Arbind Chaudhary, R/o- Gautam Green City, Anuj-31, P.O. Getalhatu, PS- BIT Mesra (OP), Dist- Ranchi- 835217 (Jharkhand)
……Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand,
2. Dilip Toppo, the Principal Secretary, the Personnel Administration Reform and Rajbhasa Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO & PS- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand,
3. Om Prakash Sah, the Joint Secretary, the Personnel Administration Reform and Rajbhasa Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO & PS-Dhurwa, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand
……Opp. Parties
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD
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For the Petitioner : None
For the State
: Mr. Kishore Kr. Singh, SC-V
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Order No.11/29th April, 2026
1. None appears on behalf of the petitioner even today i.e.
29.04.2026. However, Mr. Kishore Kumar Singh, learned SC-V appearing on behalf of the State is present.
2.
Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the
judgment dated 22.03.2024 passed by this Court in W. P. (S) 6891 of 2017 (i.e. the Annexure-7) has been complied with.
3. It is further submitted that the punishment order has been withdrawn by the Authority concerned and even the case of the petitioner for grant of promotion was considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) and however, due to sanction of criminal prosecution in two cases and pendency of department proceeding, the decision of Departmental Promotion
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Committee (DPC) has been kept in sealed cover .
4. It is further submitted that the financial benefits have been
directed to be disbursed to the petitioner and in support of this
learned counsel for the State has produced the photocopy of the Letter No. 3 (Arop) (Court Case) 15-19/2025 Ka.1524 dated 12.03.2026 issued by the Joint Secretary to the Government addressed to the Accountant General (A&E) Jharkhand, Ranchi.
5. Let this letter be kept on record.
6. Under the circumstances, the order dated 22.03.2024 passed by this Court in WP(S) 6891 of 2017 is complied with.
7. Accordingly, this Contempt Case (Civil) No. 810 of 2025 is closed and stands disposed of.
(Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated 29th April, 2026 Nishant/-