Sudarshan Pandey v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1068 of 2025; Sudarshan Pandey v. State of Jharkhand and Ravi Kumar, Circle Officer, Ratu; contempt for non-compliance of order dated 03.04.2023 in W.P. (PIL) No. 205 of 2021; encroachment by Ramadheer Tiwary removed on 09.09.2025; show cause affidavit dated 11.09.2025 with Annexure-A compliance report; contempt application rendered infructuous and disposed of; decided 11.09.2025 by Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J. and Rajesh Shankar, J.
What did the court decide?
Since the alleged encroachment had already been removed (on 09.09.2025, as shown in the show cause affidavit), the contempt application stood rendered infructuous and was accordingly disposed of. ¶19