2026:JHHC:1106 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 661 of 2024 Meena Kumari Rai, daughter of Late Narad Rai, resident of College Gate Campus, Ramgarh … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Akshay Kumar Singh, the Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi …. … Opp. Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioner : Ms. Richa Lal, Advocate For the Opp. Party No. 2 : Mr. Shahbaj Akhtar, A.C. to A.A.G.-III Order No. 27 Dated: 16.01.2026 The present contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding as against the opposite party no. 2 alleging willful violation of order dated 26.02.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 4063 of 2019. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a fresh order of punishment i.e., compulsory retirement of the petitioner has been passed by the opposite party no. 2 in compliance of the aforesaid order of this Court. 3. Since the opposite party no. 2 has now complied the aforesaid order of this Court, there is no need to further proceed in the present contempt matter. 4. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite party no. 2 is hereby dropped. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. 6. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to take appropriate recourse as permissible under law for redressal of her subsisting grievance including assailing the fresh order of punishment passed by the opposite party no. 2 i.e., her compulsory retirement from service. January 16, 2026 (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Ritesh/ Uploaded on 17.01.2026