2026:JHHC:11090 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1439 of 2025 1. Akshay Kumar Pradhan, aged 48 years, son of Padma Lochan Pradhan, resident of Gobergaon, P.O. Jaintgarh, P.S. - Jagannathpur, District West Singhbhum PIN-833203. 2. Jitendra Nath Mahanta, aged 46 years, son of Rama Chandra Mahanta, resident of Bhanagaon, P.O. & P.S. Siyaljora via Hatgamharia, District Singhbhum West, pin 833214. 3. Tarun Sen Das, aged 54 years, son of Niranjan Das, resident of Pokharia (Batargutu), P.O. Maluka, P.S. Jagannathpur, District Singhbhum West, PIN-833203. 4. Mitra Bhanu Gour, aged 41 years, son of Daitari Gour, resident of Tontoposi, Barbura, P.O. Kotgarh, P.S. Noamundi, District Singhbhum West, PIN 833218. 5. Sanjeev Kumar Mahto, aged 50 years, son of Sri Urdhab Chandra Mahto, resident of Village Chandri, P.O. Chainpur, P.S. Chakradharpur, District - Singhbhum West, PIN - 833102. 6. Anil Kumar Gope, aged 41 years, son of Sri Gopi Nath Gope, resident of Village - Guru, P.O. & P.S. -Jhinkpni, District Singhbhum West, PIN - 833215 … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mr. Manoj Kumar Ranjan, Director of Primary Education, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District - Ranchi, PIN 834004. 3. Mr. Chandan Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Singhbhum West at Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.- Chaibasa, District - Singhbhum West, PIN - 833201. 4. Mr. Praveen Kumar, District Superintendent of Education, Singhbhum West at Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.- Chaibasa, District- Singhbhum West, PIN 833201. … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioners : Mrs. M.M. Pal, Senior Advocate : Ms. Manjushri Patra, Advocate For the Opp. Parties : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, AC to Sr. SC-I --- 11/17.04.2026 Learned counsel for the parties are present. 2. This contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceedings alleging willful non-compliance and disobedience of order dated 13.10.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 4823 of 2014. 2026:JHHC:11090 2 3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners submits that it has come on record that prior to the order passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 4823 of 2014 on 13.10.2022, the posts were already surrendered. However, the State did not bring this fact to the knowledge of this Court in the writ proceedings which remained pending since 2014. The learned Senior counsel submits that if that be the position, the opposite parties ought to have filed a review petition before this Court, but they preferred an appeal instead, and the appeal was dismissed. Thereafter, they passed an order dated 03.12.2025 mentioning that the posts were already surrendered. She submits that this has caused great harassment to the petitioners and therefore, they are required to be compensated. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court finds that on the day the order of the writ court was passed in W.P.(S) No. 4823 of 2014, by way of policy decision the posts were already surrendered and therefore, the order of this Court was not capable of being implemented. The fact remains that the State did not file any review petition but in spite of that, the order of this Court was not capable of being implemented and therefore, there is no question of deliberate and willful non-compliance of the order passed by this Court. 5. This contempt proceedings is accordingly dropped. 6. Pending interlocutory application, if any, is dismissed as not pressed. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of order: 17.04.2026 Date of uploading:17.04.2026 Pankaj