Petitioner sought contempt for non-payment of retiral dues despite a writ order, alleging the amount was calculated and admitted but unpaid. Respondents claimed he was illegally occupying a quarter. Finding a serious dispute of fact over occupation unsuitable for contempt proceedings, the court dropped the contempt proceeding.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Contempt Case (Civil) No.739 of 2023
Ram Achal Singh, S/o Late Ram Nandan Singh, R/o Religara Project, P.O. & P.S. Religara, District- Hazaribagh
------ Petitioner(s)
Versus
1.The State of Jharkhand
2.Dr. B. Veera Reddy, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, P.O. GPO Ranchi, P.S. Kotwali, Ranchi 3.Sri Harsh Nath Mishra, Director (Personnel), Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, P.O. GPO Ranchi, P.S. Kotwali, Ranchi 4.Sri A.N. Singh, Project Officer, Religara Colliery, Argada Area of Central Coalfields, Argada Area of Central Coalfields Limited, P.O. & P.S. Religara, Dist. Hazaribagh ------ Opposite Party(s)
…… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. -----For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate For the State : Md. Yasir Arafat, AC to G.P.-IV For the Resp.-CCL : Mrs. Swati Shalini, Advocate
06 / 13.09.2024: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that retiral dues has not been paid to him, thus, order dated 14.02.2023 passed in W.P.(S) No.1517 of 2020 has been violated. He further submits that amount has already been calculated by them and admitted, but the same has not been paid.
(ANANDA SEN, J.)
R.S.
2 issues framed by the court
Whether non-payment of retiral dues in violation of an order in W.P.(S) No.1517 of 2020 amounts to contempt.
Whether the petitioner is still illegally occupying the quarter, barring payment of retiral dues.
Ram Achal Singh
The State of Jharkhand
Dr. B. Veera Reddy
Sri Harsh Nath Mishra
Sri A.N. Singh
Ananda Sen
As recorded by the court registry
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