2026:JHHC:20510 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.1376 of 2025 ------ Ashok Kumar Shukla, S/o Late Lakshman Shukla, R/o 196, Bariatu Road, Bariatu, P.O. & P.S. Bariatu, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Chandra Shekhar, the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Registration & Land Reforms, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Manjunath Bajantri, the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, having its office at Deputy Para, Ahirtoli, P.O., G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Utkarsh Kumar, the Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Ranchi, having its office at Deputy Para, Ahirtoli, P.O., G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 5. Shivshankar Pandey, the Circle Officer, Bargain Circle, having its office at Vijay Nagar, Ohdar Village, P.O. & P.S. Bariatu, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the O.P.(s) : Mr. Abhinay Kumar, AC to GA-I ------ 06/ 10.07.2026 Heard the parties. 2. This Contempt case has been filed by the petitioner against non-compliance of order dated 21.06.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.154 of 2023. 3. Since the suit is already pending, in my opinion, there is no deliberate violation of the aforesaid order, at the present. 4. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is dropped. 5. Appropriate action will be taken by the petitioner after disposal of the suit. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 10th July, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 15.07.2026