Afrem Tete v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; contempt petition dropped; Cont. Case (Civil) No. 1308 of 2025; petitioner Afrem Tete; opposite parties State of Jharkhand and N.M. Chandrana, Accounts Officer, PAO (GREF), Dighi Camp, Pune; arose from writ petition direction to calculate dues and pay excess amount; opposite parties reported re-calculation showing no further entitlement; court found no contempt made out; single-judge bench of Ananda Sen, J.; petitioner's counsel Krishna Prajapati; opposite parties' counsel Ankit Kumar, AC to SC-I; judgment dated 12.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the opposite parties' submission that they had re-calculated and found the petitioner entitled to no additional amount, the court held that no contempt was made out and accordingly dropped the contempt application. ¶14