2026:JHHC:20436 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No. 1156 of 2025 1. Sokho Munda, S/o Late Munga Lal Munda, R/o Village-Tiruldih Tola Nawadih, PO Baruhatu, PS-Bundu, District-Ranchi 2. Somra Munda, S/o Late Munga Lal Munda, R/o Village-Tiruldih Tola Nawadih, PO Baruhatu, PS-Bundu, District-Ranchi ... … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Krishna Kanhaiya Rajhans, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi 3. Mr. Dharmendra Kishore Singh, Executive Engineer, Rural Works Division, Khunti ... … Opposite Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Atul Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Parties : Mr. Prashant Kr Rai, AC to SC (L&C)-I ----- 07/10.07.2026 The present contempt petition has been filed for initiating a contempt proceeding against the contemnors/opposite parties alleging wilful violation of the order dated 16.10.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No. 4114 of 2024. 2. A show cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party no. 3 on 08.07.2026. 3. Mr. Prashant Kumar Rai, AC to SC (L&C)-I appearing on behalf of the opposite parties, refers to paragraph no. 7 of the said show cause affidavit, which reads as under: “7. That it is humbly stated and submitted that it came to notice of the opposite party no. 3 that the claim of the petitioner has been resolved as the villagers are ready to compensate him for the land used in the construction of the public road. The petitioner has also sworn an affidavit dated 17.06.2026 stated therein that his claim for compensation has been resolved. Photocopy of the affidavit dated 17.06.2026 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure-B to this show-cause reply. 4. It is thus submitted that the present contempt 2026:JHHC:20436 2 proceeding against the opposite parties may be dropped. 5. Mr. Atul Rai, learned counsel for the petitioners, accepts the content of Annexure-B to the show cause affidavit dated 08.07.2026 and submits that the dispute with respect to payment of compensation for the land in question between the petitioners and the villagers has been resolved. He thus submits that the present contempt proceeding against the opposite parties may be dropped. 6. Considering the aforesaid submission of learned counsel for the parties, there is no need to further proceed in the contempt petition. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite parties is hereby dropped. 7. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) July 10, 2026 Manish Uploaded on 10.07.2026