2026:JHHC:10773-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1496 of 2025 -------- 1. Amit Kumar, aged 35 years, S/o Late Sambhu Kant Dubey, resident of House No. 24, Chitragupta Colony, Kundu Bangla, Madhupur, P.O. & P.S.-Madhupur, Dist.-Deoghar, Jharkhand 2. Jitendra Kumar, aged about 38 years, S/o Late Sambhu Kant Dubey, resident of House No. 24, Chitragupta Colony, Kundu Bangla, Madhupur, P.O. & P.S.-Madhupur, Dist.-Deoghar, Jharkhand ... ... Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sri Surendra Kisku, S/o not known to the petitioner, at present posted as the Municipal Commissioner-cum-Administrator, Madhupur Municipality, Madhupur, P.O. & P.S.-Madhupur, Dist.-Deoghar, Jharkhand …… Opp. Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA -------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Anjani Kr. Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Munna Lal Yadav, AC to SC(L&C)-III Mr. Deepak Kumar, AC to SC (L&C)-III For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate -------- Order No. 09/ Dated: 16th April, 2026 Heard Mr. Anjani Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Munna Lal Yadav, learned AC to SC (L&C)-III and Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for Opposite Party No. 2. 2. This application has been preferred by the petitioner for initiating a contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for willfully and deliberately violating the order of this Court dated 09.09.2024 passed in L.P.A. No. 318 of 2015. 3. During the pendency of this contempt application, an amount of Rs. 11,02,399/- was sanctioned by the Urban Development Department, consequent to which, the Madhupur Nagar Parishad has disbursed the said amount to the petitioners towards the retiral dues of his father. 4. It has been submitted by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel 2026:JHHC:10773-DB 2 Cont. Case. (Civil) No. 1496 of 2025 appearing for Opposite Party No. 2 that considering the financial constraints, the Madhupur Nagar Parishad is undergoing, it does not have the necessary funds to immediately disburse the balance retiral dues in favour of the petitioners. Learned counsel submits that in fact, on account of the financial constraints being faced by the Madhupur Nagar Parishad, an amount of Rs. 5,000/- per month is being disbursed to the employees who have subsequently retired. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the Opposite Party No. 2 submits that an amount of Rs. 10,000/- per month shall be disbursed in favour of the petitioners in the near future and he has further assured us that in case, grants are received from the Urban Development Department with respect to the salary and retiral dues of the employees of Madhupur Nagar Parishad, the petitioners shall be given preference so that the retiral dues are fully met. 5. In view of the assurances and submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2 and since during the pendency of this contempt application, a substantial amount of Rs. 11,02,399/- has also been disbursed in favour of the petitioners, we are not inclined to proceed further in this contempt application which accordingly, stands disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 16.04.2026 Basant Uploaded on 18/04/2026