2026:JHHC:25397 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No.226 of 2020 ---- Umakant Mandal, S/o Late Kusheshwar Mandal, aged about 70 years, resident of village – Bhirha, PO – Amarpur, PS – Suryagarha, District – Luckhisaray .... Petitioner -- Versus -- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sri Kripa Nand Jha, S/o not known, Director, Handloom, Powerloom, and Handicraft Industries Department, Nepal House, PO and PS – Doranda, Jharkhand, Ranchi .... Opposite Parties ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Subodh Kr. Pandey, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Indranil Bhaduri, Advocate ---- 12/21.08.2026 In light of show cause dated 14.07.2026, it transpires that the scale of Sachidanand Prasad Verma has also been revised and the scale after revision which is being paid to Sachidanand Prasad Verma the same is being paid to the petitioner that is apparent from Annexure-D series of the show cause and the writ petition was disposed of to provide same benefit as of one Sachidanand Prasad Verma. 2. Annexure-D series confirms that the same benefit is being provided to the petitioner as of Sachidanand Prasad Verma and in that view of the matter, this contempt proceeding is hereby dropped. 3. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, he may take recourse under the law. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 21.08.2026 Sangam/