Sona Ram Mahato v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt case (civil) disposal; substitution of deceased petitioner no. 1 Sona Ram Mahato by legal heir widow Sandhya Rani @ Chhaya Rani Mahto; right to sue survives by the widow; I.A. No. 1991 of 2026 allowed; supply of Vikas Pustika to displaced persons whose land acquired for public utility service; compliance of order dated 06.02.2024 in L.P.A. No. 682 of 2015; fresh order dated 30.01.2026; liberty to challenge fresh order before appropriate forum; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Sujit Narayan Prasad; Arun Kumar Rai; 05 February 2026; petitioners Mahesh Kr. Sinha, Gaurav Priyadarshi, Anup Kumar Yadav; opposite parties Rahul Kamlesh AC to SC-IV.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 30.01.2026 before the appropriate forum; substitution of deceased petitioner no. 1 by his widow/legal heir Sandhya Rani @ Chhaya Rani Mahto allowed (I.A. No. 1991 of 2026 disposed of).