2026:JHHC:25923 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 459 of 2026 --- Rameshwar Singh, son of Late Khublal Singh, resident of Seal Kothi, Bompass town, Khoradah, P.O.- Devasangh, P.S.- Deoghar Sadar, District- Deoghar … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Abu Imran, the Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. Mr. Niranjan Kumar, The Engineer-in-Chief, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 4. Mr. Manohar Marandi, the Deputy Secretary-in-charge, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi …. … Opp. Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Akhilesh Prasad, Advocate For the Opp. Parties : Mr. Mithilesh Singh, G.A.-IV Order No. 05 Dated: 28.08.2026 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding as against the opposite parties alleging willful violation of order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 618 of 2019. 2. A supplementary show cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party nos. 2 and 3 on 25.08.2026. 3. Mr. Mithilesh Singh, learned G.A.-IV, refers to paragraph-5 as well as its different sub-paragraphs of the said supplementary show cause affidavit, which read as under: “5. That the present supplementary show cause is being filed pursuant to the order dated 24.07.2026 passed in the present contempt application, showing the compliance of the order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P.(S) No. 618 of 2019, which are as follows: (i) A sum of Rs.7,68,496/- has been paid towards half pay for the period of suspension from 07.08.2013 to 28.09.2015 as is evident from office order no. 19 dated 30.07.2026 and payment status. 2026:JHHC:25923 2 copy of Office Order No. 19 dated 30.07.2026 and payment status has been annexed as Annexure-A series to the said supplementary show cause affidavit. (ii) Pursuant to the withdrawal of the stoppage of increment with cumulative effect, a sum of Rs.2,17,932/- has been paid towards difference of salary and allowance for the period from 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2023 as is evident from office order no. 19 dated 30.07.2026, office order no. 18 dated 28.07.2026 and payment status. copy of Office Order No. 18 dated 28.07.2026 and payment status has been annexed as Annexure-B series to the said supplementary show cause affidavit. (iii) A sum of Rs.1,05,736/- has been paid towards salary and allowance for the period from 01.07.2023 to 28.02.2025 pursuant to the approval by the Accountant General vide letter dated 20.08.2026 bearing memo no. GE-4-PHED-IX-22- 396. copy of letter no. GE-4-PHED-IX-22-396 dated 20.08.2026 and payment status has been annexed as Annexure-C series to the said supplementary show cause affidavit. (iv) A sum of Rs.49,600/- has been paid towards difference of Earned Leave on account of increment of pay upon approval by the Accountant General vide letter dated 20.08.2026 bearing memo no. GE- 4-PHED-IX-22-392. copy of letter dated 20.08.2026 bearing memo no. GE-4-PHED-IX-22-392 along with payment status has been annexed as Annexure-D series to the said supplementary show cause affidavit. (v) A sum of Rs.5,000/- towards difference of gratuity has been granted by the Accountant General vide GPO No. 122698240 dated 20.08.2026. Copy of GPO No. 122698240 dated 20.08.2026 has been annexed as Annexure-E to the said supplementary show 2026:JHHC:25923 3 cause affidavit. (vi) The pension of the petitioner has been revised as Rs.54,400/- per month since 01.03.2025 vide Pension Revision Order No. PR- 5/2082507182/RREV/1600/2026-27/7975 dated 20.08.2026. copy of Pension Revision Order No. PR-5/2082507182/RREV/1600/2026- 27/7975 dated 20.08.2026 has been annexed as Annexure-F to the said supplementary show cause affidavit. 4. It is further submitted that the details of the aforesaid payments have also been annexed with the supplementary show cause affidavit. 5. It is thus submitted that the aforesaid order of this Court has now been complied. 6. Considering that the payment admissible to the petitioner in compliance of the order dated 13.03.2024 passed in W.P.(S) No. 618 of 2019 has already been made to him, there is no need to further proceed in the present matter. 7. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite parties is hereby dropped. 8. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) August 28, 2026 Ritesh/ Uploaded on 29.08.2026