Praween Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
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Contempt case dismissed — High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Contempt Case (Cvl.) No. 124 of 2019; petitioner Praween Kumar (advocates Abhishek Krishna Gupta, Rahul Kumar Mishra) versus State of Jharkhand, Kamal Kishore Sone (Principal Secretary) and Satyendra Kumar Singh (Joint Secretary), Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reform (State counsel Jayant Franklin Toppo, GA-V); alleged willful disobedience of order dated 4th September 2018 in W.P(S) No.3180 of 2018 (promotion in Revenue Department); contempt filed 2nd February 2019; writ petition pending final disposal, listed 24th October 2018; petitioner's stated reading of the writ order confined to continuation of the promotion process; dismissal with exemplary cost contemplated in court's para 6 but concluding para records simple dismissal; decided 11th January 2024 by Shree Chandrashekhar, A.C.J. and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.