Rajeshwar Prasad Munshi v. the State of Jharkhand through Ram Narayan Khalko
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Contempt case (High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Contempt Case (Cvl.) No.1083 of 2025; decided 06.02.2026; Coram: Sujit Narayan Prasad & Arun Kumar Rai, JJ.) filed by Rajeshwar Prasad Munshi against the State of Jharkhand, Ram Narayan Khalko (District Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Competent Authority, NHAI) and NHAI (through Project Director Vivek Nanda), alleging willful and deliberate violation of the Division Bench order dated 15.04.2025 in L.P.A No.595 of 2024, which had directed payment of interest @ 9% per annum on land-acquisition compensation of Rs.45,45,690/ (period 24.07.2016–23.07.2017) and interest @ 15% per annum thereafter (24.07.2017–21.09.2024) within three months. Petitioner's counsel (Parth Jalan) confirmed compliance on instructions and did not press the case; contemnor-NHAI's counsel (Sweety Topno, Amrit Raj Kisku) asserted compliance per show-cause dated 12.09.2025. Disposition: dismissed as not pressed and disposed of. Search terms: contempt, compliance, NHAI, land acquisition compensation interest, L.P.A No.595 of 2024, Dhanbad, Jharkhand.