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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Cvl.) No. 746 of 2024 --------- Sunita Kumari, aged about 44 years, daughter of Baijnath Mandal, resident of Village-Barmasia, PO Sahara, PS Sahara, District-Dumka (Jharkhand).
… … Petitioner Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand.
2. Shashi Prakash Singh, son of not known, Director Primary Education, Jharkhand having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, PO Dhurwa, PS Jagannpur, District Ranchi.
3. Anjaneyulu Dodde, son of not known, Deputy Commissioner, having its office at Dumka, PO Dumka, PS Dumka, District Dumka.
… …Opp. Parties --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Suraj Singh, Advocate
Mr. Agnivesh, Advocate For the O.P.-State : Mr. Ashish Kumar, AC to SC (Mines)-III ---------- 04/Dated: 24th June, 2026
1. The instant contempt case has been filed for alleged, willful and deliberate non-compliance of the order dated 16.02.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 2387 of 2016.
2. Learned counsel for the opposite party has submitted that, in terms of the order dated 16.12.2024 passed in W.P.(S) No. 2387 of 2016, the reasoned order dated 16.01.2025 has been passed which is appended as Annexure-A to the show cause.
3. 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 16.01.2025.
4. Accordingly, the order having been complied with by passing a reasoned order dated 16.01.2025, therefore, the instant contempt case is closed, as such, stands disposed of. However, reserving liberty to
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the petitioner to challenge the said reasoned order before the appropriate forum.
(Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.)
24th June, 2026 Saurabh/-