[2026:JHHC:18505] Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Cvl.) No. 08 of 2025 --------- Gupteshwar Pathak, aged about 63 years, son of Shree Kailash Pathak, resident of Village-Salagi, P.O. – Jabara, P.S.-Simaria, District- Hazaribagh (Now Chatra). … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Shri Uma Shankar Singh, father’s name not known to the petitioner, Principal Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, Telephone Bhawan, PO & PS Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. … …Opp. Parties --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate For the O.P.-State : Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, AC to SC (L&C)-III ---------- 05/Dated: 24th June, 2026 1. The instant contempt case has been filed for alleged, willful and deliberate non-compliance of the order dated 05.09.2018 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 6046 of 2016. 2. Learned counsel for the opposite party has submitted that, in terms of the order dated 05.09.2018 passed in W.P.(S) No. 6046 of 2016, the reasoned order dated 22.01.2025 has been passed which is appended as Annexure-C to the show cause. 3. It has been stated that the relief of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner is not trained. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the instant contempt case may be closed by granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the reasoned order dated 22.01.2025. 5. Accordingly, the order having been complied with by passing a reasoned order dated 22.01.2025, therefore, the instant contempt case is closed, as such, stands disposed of. However, reserving liberty to [2026:JHHC:18505] Page | 2 the petitioner to challenge the said reasoned order before the appropriate forum. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 24th June, 2026 Saurabh/-