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2026 DAILYLAW 6021 (JHR)

SURESH PRASAD BHAGAT v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

Cont.(Cvl)/1345/2025 · 2026-04-17

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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2026:JHHC:11086 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1345 of 2025 Suresh Prasad Bhagat, aged about 70 years, Son of Late Ram Brikch Bhagat, Resident of Shiv Pahar Chowk, Gidhni Pahari, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, Dist.- Dumka. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Uma Shankar Singh, Son of not known, Principal Secretary, Primary Education Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand, Office at Project Building (MDI Building), P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Parties : None --- 14/17.04.2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. 2. This contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceeding against the opposite party no. 2 for his willful and deliberate non-compliance of the order dated 17.05.2023 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 5482 of 2021. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the opposite party no.2 has filed a show cause dated 19.03.2026 giving the calculation. The learned counsel further submits that a substantial portion of the claim of the petitioner has not been found admissible. 4. However, considering the nature of order passed by this Court, this Court is not inclined to proceed any further in this contempt proceedings. 5. This contempt proceedings is hereby dropped. 6. However, it will be open to the petitioner to take steps with respect to his surviving grievance, as may be permissible under law. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of order: 17.04.2026 Pankaj Date of uploading:17.04.2026