Birendra Singh v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court contempt case (neutral citation 2026:JHHC:506) dropped on compliance report: petitioner Birendra Singh's counsel submitted that the order dated 24.10.2024 in WP(S) No. 1319 of 2024 has been complied with; opposite parties were the State of Jharkhand, Secretary (Department of Water Resource), Special Land Acquisition Officer (Minor Irrigation Project, Dumka), Chief Engineer (Water Resource Department, Deoghar) and Executive Engineer (Minor Irrigation Project, Dumka); bench: Ananda Sen, J.; decided 09.01.2026; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt application was dropped (closed) upon the submission that the underlying order dated 24.10.2024 in WP(S) No. 1319 of 2024 had been complied with. ¶15