Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:28942) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.660 of 2026 ----- 1. Narendra Kumar Singh, S/o Late Awadh Kishor Singh 2. Umashankar Singh, S/o Late Shyam Narayan Singh 3. Raghunath Singh, S/o Late Kamla Prasad Singh 4. Rajesh Kumar Singh, S/o Late Rajendra Singh 5. Pradiuman Kumar, S/o Rakesh Singh 6. Yogendra Kumar Singh, S/o K. P. Singh 7. Birendra Kumar, S/o Kameshwar Prasad Singh 8. Ravi Ranjan Singh, S/o Late Shyam Narayan Singh 9. Maheshwar Singh, S/o Late Kanhai Singh 10. Anil Kumar Singh, S/o Late Bageshwari Prasad Singh 11. Mukesh Kumar Singh, S/o Hirdya Nand Singh 12. Ambuj Kumar, S./o Sureshwar Singh 13. Nawal Kishore Singh, S/o Late Balkesh Singh 14. Surendra Prasad Singh, S/o Balkesh Singh 15. Vijay Kumar Singh, S/o Late Giriwardhari Singh 16. Ajay Kumar Singh, S/o Giriwardhari Singh 17. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, S/o Giridhari Singh 18. Shiv Kumar Singh, S/o Late Jadishwar Prasad Singh 19. Arun Kumar Singh, S/o Late Talkeshwar Prasad Singh 20. Gopal Sharan Singh, S/o Late Talkeshwar Prasad Singh 21. Ashok Kumar Singh, S/o Late Vishwanath Singh 22. Chhotu Prasad Singh, S/o Late Kamla Prasad Singh 23. Sureshwar Singh, S/o Late Ramswarup Singh 24. Anand Kumar, S/o Sureshwar Singh All residents of village Singra Kala, P.O. Singra Khurd, P.S. Daltonganj Sadar, District Palamau, Jharkhand. .......... Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sri Vijay Karkerta, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Palamau. .......... Opp. Parties. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners : None For the State : Mr. Ashutosh Anand, AAG-III ----- Order No.05 Date: 25.09.2026 1. No one appears on behalf of the petitioners. 2. The present contempt case has been filed for initiating contempt proceeding against the opposite party no.2 for his wilful and Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:28942) deliberate violation of the order dated 21st October, 2024 passed in W.P.(C) No.3454 of 2024. 3. Mr. Ashutosh Anand, learned AAG-III appearing on behalf of the opposite party no.2 refers to the order dated 8th April, 2025 (Annexure-B to the show cause affidavit dated 18th September, 2026) and submits that since the opposite party no.2 has passed the reasoned order, the aforesaid order of this Court has now been complied. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and on consideration of the contents of the show cause affidavit dated 18th September, 2026 filed on behalf of the said opposite party, there is no need to further proceed in the matter. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite party no.2 is hereby dropped. 5. The present contempt case stands disposed of. 6. The petitioners are, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse as available under law for redressal of their subsisting grievance, if any. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 25th September, 2026 Sanjay/ Uploaded on 28.09.2026