2026:JHHC:11089 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 120 of 2026 Jayant Prasad, aged about 55 years, S/o- Vishwanath Prasad, 1A, Kuco Apartment, Bharti Compound, Kusai, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, Dist- Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus (1) Mr. Sunil Dutt Xaxa, The Secretary, now Redesignated as GM (Personal & General Administration) Jharkhand State Electricity Board now Jharkhand Bijili Vitran Nigam Limited, Engineering Building, H.E.C. Township, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. (2) The State of Jharkhand. … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Ms. Arya, Advocate For the JBVNL : Ms. Sweta Shukla, Advocate For the State : Mr. Aman Shekhar, AC to GA-I --- 06/17.04.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This contempt petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceedings alleging willful disobedience and deliberate violation of the order dated 10.05.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No. 6537 of 2010. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has submitted that a reasoned order has been passed rejecting the claim of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the reasoned order is not in accordance with law. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the reasoned order has already been passed, this Court is not inclined to proceed any further in this contempt proceedings. Accordingly, this contempt proceedings is hereby dropped. 6. However, liberty is reserved with the petitioner to take steps for redressal of his grievance in connection with the reasoned order, as may be permissible under law. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of order: 17.04.2026 Date of uploading:17.04.2026 Pankaj