2026:JHHC:21920 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1311 of 2025 --- Dev Mohan Mishra, son of Krishna Mohan Mishra, resident of Mahabir Nagar, near St. Arbindo Public School, Argora, P.O. & P.S.- Argora, District- Ranchi … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Sudhir Bara, Director, Human Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. Mr. Sadique Razzaque, Registrar, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh …. … Opp. Parties --- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --- For the Petitioner : Mr. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, Advocate For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Shubham Mishra, A.C. to S.C.(Mines)-II --- Order No. 05 Dated: 24.07.2026 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding as against the opposite party nos. 2 and 3 alleging willful violation of order dated 21.12.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 6951 of 2023. 2. A show cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party no. 2 on 17.02.2026 annexing a copy of provisional pay-fixation of the petitioner vide notification no. 273 dated 05.02.2026. 3. Mr. Shubham Mishra, learned A.C. to S.C. (Mines)-II, submits that as per the said notification, the petitioner has been granted Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- in the pay band of Rs.5200-20200 w.e.f. 01.04.2011. 4. It is thus submitted that the aforesaid order of this Court has now been complied. 2026:JHHC:21920 2 5. As Against this, Mr. P.K. Mukhpadhyay, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the said pay-fixation is contrary to law as the petitioner deserves to get the aforesaid Grade Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in view of the applicable notification issued in this regard. 6. Be that as it may. Since, in compliance of the aforesaid order of this Court, the opposite parties have already taken a decision with respect to grant of Grade Pay in a given pay-band to the petitioner making it effective from 01.04.2011, there is no need to further proceed against the opposite party nos. 2 and 3 in the present contempt matter. 7. The contempt proceedings as against the opposite party nos. 2 and 3 are hereby dropped. 8. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. 9. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse against the said pay-fixation as permissible under law. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) July 24, 2026 Ritesh/ Uploaded on 24.07.2026