2026:JHHC:20304 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Cvl.) No. 199 of 2025 --------------- Ganga Prasad Singh, aged about 76 years, son of late Jagdeo Singh, resident of Vidyapati Nagar, Nirala Road, Quarter No.5, PO+PS- Baridih, Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) ........Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Shri Kripanand Jha, son of not known, Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Jharkhand, P.O +P.S-Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. ...... Opposite Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD For the Petitioner : Mr. Ram Kishore Sahu, Advocate Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the OP-State : Mr. Suraj Prakash, AC to SC-VII Order No.03/Dated: 8th July, 2026 1. Mr. Ram Kishore Sahu, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, at the outset has submitted that in terms of the order passed by this Court vide order dated 30.04.2024 passed in W.P(S) No.3732 of 2017, which is the subject matter of the present contempt case, a reasoned order has been passed by the concerned authority, i.e., OP No.2 vide Memo No.50/2018-150 dated 07.02.2025 which is appended to the show cause dated 15.04.2025 as Annexure-A. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner has challenged the order dated 07.02.2025 by preferring a writ petition and, as such, he does not want to press the present contempt petition with liberty to pursue the said writ petition. 3. Such submission has been made in presence of the learned counsel appearing for the concerned opposite parties. 4. Considering the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Contempt Case is closed with the aforesaid liberty. 5. Pending I.As, if any, stands disposed of. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) Dated:08.07.2026 Sudhir