Ashok Verma v. the State of Jharkhand
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Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi), Justice Rajesh Shankar, 06.11.2025 — ten contempt petitions (Contempt Case (Civil) Nos. 30, 209, 215, 218, 279, 384, 431, 523, 524, 757/2019 and 946/2022) alleging wilful violation by the Deputy Commissioner(s), Deoghar (Rahul Kumar Sinha, Nancy Sahay, Manjunath Bhajantri) and the State of Jharkhand of writ orders in W.P.(C) Nos. 2285/2018, 1050/2017, 5643/2017, 5852/2018, 2767/2018, 2426/2018, 5290/2018, 4554/2018, 4553/2018, 693/2018, 3043 & 3084/2018; compliance reported by counsel Vineet Prakash; contempt proceedings dropped and petitions disposed of. Petitioners include Kusumlata Devi, Chandra Bhan Singh, Indra Bhan Singh, Geeta Devi, Abhishek Kumar Singh (minor), Abhinash Kumar Singh (minor), Ashok Verma, Champa Devi, Arvind Kumar, Reeta Devi, Bishnu Kumar Bagaria, Minu Mukherjee, Puja Shankar, Ramesh Choudhary, Krishna Deo Choudhary, Laksham Prasad Baranwal, Binod Kumar Sultania, Sharda Devi Sultania.