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Lakshmi Devi Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Lakshmi Devi v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC13 Mar 2026Cont.(Cvl)/419/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Jharkhand High Court contempt case (civil) dropped after both sides reported compliance with the underlying Court order; single-judge bench Anil Kumar Choudhary; order dated 13-03-2026; petitioners Lakshmi Devi, Amit Kumar Kachhap, Deepti Kachhap, Subhadra Kachhap (advocate Arpit Kumar); opposite parties State of Jharkhand (GP-I Laxmi Murmu, AC to GP-I Navneet Toppo, AAG II Sachin Kumar), Principal Secretary Chandrashekar (advocate Ashok Kumar), DC Ranchi Varun Ranjan, Additional Collector Ram Narayan Singh, SDO Ranchi Utkarsh Gupta, Circle Officer Town Anchal Mahesh Ram (personal appearance dispensed), Circle Officer Hehal Raj Kumar Prasad; no statutes or cited precedents.

What did the court decide?

Cont. Case (Civil) dropped following reported compliance with the underlying order of this Court; personal appearance of opposite party No.6 dispensed with.

Why is it important?

In view of the reported compliance with the order of this Court against which the Cont. Case (Civil) was initiated, the Cont. Case (Civil) is dropped. ¶¶24

What the court decided

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Outcome

Cont. Case (Civil) dropped following reported compliance with the underlying order of this Court; personal appearance of opposite party No.6 dispensed with.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Cont. Case (Civil) initiated against an order of this Court should be dropped in view of the reported compliance with that order.

Court's answer

In view of the reported compliance with the order of this Court against which the Cont. Case (Civil) was initiated, the Cont. Case (Civil) is dropped.

Ratio / Principle

The personal appearance of opposite party No.6 (Mahesh Ram, Circle Officer, Town Anchal, Ranchi) is dispensed with.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.), Order No.-02 dated 13-03-2026, Cont. Case (Civil) No.419 of 2025 (Lakshmi Devi and others v. The State of Jharkhand and officials): Learned counsel for the petitioners and for the opposite parties submitted that the order of the Court against which this contempt proceeding had been initiated has been complied with. On that basis the Court dropped the Cont. Case (Civil) and dispensed with the personal appearance of opposite party No.6 (Mahesh Ram, Circle Officer, Town Anchal, Ranchi). No statute or precedent is cited in the order.

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[2026:JHHC:6831] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.419 of 2025

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Lakshmi Devi aged about 78 years, W/O late Jugesh Oraon, R/O Akarha Chowk near Bara Talab, Purani Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.: Sadar, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834001

Amit Kumar Kachhap, aged about 46 Years, S/o late Jugesh Oraon, R/O Akarha Chowk near Bara Talab, Purani Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.: Sadar, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834001

Deepti Kachhap, aged about 52 Years, D/O late Jugesh Oraon, R/O Akarha Chowk near Bara Talab, Purani Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.: Sadar, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834001

Subhadra Kachhap aged about 55 Years, D/O late Jugesh Oraon, R/O Akarha Chowk near Bara Talab, Purani Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.: Sadar, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 834001

.... .... …. Petitioners

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

Shri Chandrashekar, S/O Not Know, Principal Secretary, Revenue, Land Reforms & Registration Department, Government of Jharkhand, P.O. & P.S. – Dhurwa, Ranchi.

Shri Varun Ranjan, Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Samaharanalya Block, P.O. & P.S. – Sadar, Kotwali, Ranchi.

Shri Ram Narayan Singh, Additional Collector, Ranchi, Samaharanalya Block, P.O. & P.S. – Sadar, Kotwali, Ranchi.

Shri Utkarsh Gupta, Sub-Divisional Officer, Ranchi, Samaharanalya Block, P.O. & P.S. – Sadar, Kotwali, Ranchi.

Mahesh Ram, The Circle Officer, Town Anchal, Ranchi, Samaharanalya Block, P.O. & P.S. – Sadar, Kotwali, Ranchi

Shri Raj Kumar Prasad, Circle Officer, Hehal, Piska More, P.S.

Sukhdeo Nagar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand

.... .... .... Opposite Parties

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Arpit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Laxmi Murmu, GP-I Mr. Navneet Toppo, AC to GP-I Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG II For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate

Order No:-02 Dated:-13-03-2026

Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the opposite parties submit that the order of this Court against which this Cont. Case (Civil) has been initiated, has been complied with. Therefore, it is submitted that this Cont. Case (Civil) be dropped.

In view of the above, this Cont. Case (Civil) is dropped.

The personal appearance of the opposite party No.6 is dispensed with.

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

Dated- 13.03.2026-Animesh/

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the Cont. Case (Civil) initiated against an order of this Court should be dropped in view of the reported compliance with that order.¶¶23
The court held
In view of the reported compliance with the order of this Court against which the Cont. Case (Civil) was initiated, the Cont. Case (Civil) is dropped.ratio¶¶24

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
An earlier order of this Court (High Court of Jharkhand) against which this Cont. Case (Civil) was initiated; counsel for both sides submitted that it has been complied with.¶¶23
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Lakshmi Devi¶¶3
Arpit Kumar
petitioner
Amit Kumar Kachhap¶¶4
Arpit Kumar
petitioner
Deepti Kachhap¶¶5
Arpit Kumar
petitioner
Subhadra Kachhap¶¶6
Arpit Kumar
respondent
The State of Jharkhand¶¶9
Laxmi Murmu, Navneet Toppo, Sachin Kumar
respondent
Shri Chandrashekar¶¶10
Ashok Kumar
respondent
Shri Varun Ranjan¶¶11
respondent
Shri Ram Narayan Singh¶¶12
respondent
Shri Utkarsh Gupta¶¶13
respondent
Mahesh Ram¶¶14
respondent
Shri Raj Kumar Prasad¶¶15

Coram

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Anil Kumar Choudharyauthor¶¶19

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Jharkhand HC
Decided on: 13 Mar 2026 · March
Registered: 12 Mar 2025
Case no.: Cont.(Cvl)/419/2025
CNR: JHHC010372252024
Bench: Anil Kumar Choudhary
Disposal: Dropped
Case type: Cont. Case (Civil)

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Cite this judgement

Lakshmi Devi v. the State of Jharkhand, Cont.(Cvl)/419/2025 (JH), decided on 13 March 2026.

The High Court of Jharkhand publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Procedural history1

An earlier order of this Court (High Court of Jharkhand) against which this Cont. Case (Civil) was initiated; counsel for both sides submitted that it has been complied with.High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi

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Bench / Coram

Anil Kumar Choudhary

Parties & counsel