2026:JHHC:21060 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No. 688 of 2026 1. Dashrath Mahato, S/o Late Biru Mahato 2. Suresh Mahato, S/o Late Biru Mahato Both residents of Village-Bara Jamua, PO-Kalyanpur, PS- Govindpur (Barwadda O.P.), District-Dhanbad ... … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Satish Chandra, District Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Dhanbad ... … Opposite Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, Advocate For the Opposite Party No. 2 : Mr. Devesh Krishna, SC (Mines)-III Mr. Faisal Allam, AC to SC (Mines)-III ----- 02/17.07.2026 Mr. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, learned counsel for the petitioners, after some argument, prays for withdrawal of the present contempt case with liberty to the petitioners to work out their remedies with respect to non-reference of certain plots of land for adjudication under Section 3-H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, as permissible under law. 2. The contempt petition is disposed of as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) July 17, 2026 Manish Uploaded on 17.07.2026