Dr Anand Murari Tiwary Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dr Anand Murari Tiwary Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority for redressal of his grievance with respect to non-payment of the annual increment; no contempt proceeding initiated against opposite party no. 2.

Issue for consideration

Whether a contempt proceeding should be initiated against opposite party no. 2 (Registrar, Ranchi University) for willfully and deliberately violating the order dated 11.07.2023 passed in W.P.(C). No. 1614 of 2022.

Court's answer

The Court found that the order dated 11.07.2023 passed in W.P.(C). No. 1614 of 2022 had been sufficiently complied with, and was therefore not inclined to proceed further in the contempt application.

Ratio / Principle

The contempt application stands disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority for redressal of his grievance with respect to non-payment of the annual increment.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt — alleged willful violation of order dated 11.07.2023 in W.P.(C) No. 1614 of 2022 — disposed of without initiating contempt. Dr. Anand Murari Tiwary sought initiation of contempt proceedings against opposite party no. 2, the Registrar of Ranchi University, for willfully and deliberately violating this Court's order dated 11.07.2023 in W.P.(C) No. 1614 of 2022, whereby the writ petition had been disposed of with liberty to submit a fresh representation before respondent No. 6 for extension of financial benefits arising out of promotion. Counsel for the petitioner conceded that pursuant to the promotion all financial benefits stood extended except the annual increment. Holding that the earlier order had been sufficiently complied with, Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J. declined to proceed further and disposed of the contempt application, granting the petitioner liberty to approach the concerned authority for redressal of his grievance regarding non-payment of the annual increment. (High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Cont. Case (Civil) No. 541 of 2024, decided 19.01.2026.)

Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:1324 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Cont. Case (Civil) No. 541 of 2024

Dr. Anand Murari Tiwary aged about 71 years son of Late Ramdas Tiwary, resident of Morabadi, P.O. and P.S. Bariatu, District Ranchi.

... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand.

Sri Binod Narayan, Registrar, Ranchi University, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi. … Opposite Parties

… Opposite Parties

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dilip Kr. Chakraverty, Advocate. For the State : Ms. Komal Tiwary, A.C. to A.G. For the Ranchi University : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate. ---

Order No. 16 Dated 19^th January, 2026

Heard Mr. Dilip Kr. Chakraverty, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Manish Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Ranchi University.

This contempt application has been preferred by the petitioner for initiating a contempt proceeding against the opposite party no. 2 for willfully and deliberately violating the order of this Court dated 11.07.2023 passed in W.P.(C). No. 1614 of 2022.

The relevant part of the order dated 11.07.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No. 1614 of 2022 reads as follows.

“In view of the fact that the main grievance of the petitioner has

already been redressed, this writ application stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the respondent No. 6 for extending the financial benefits arising out of the promotion granted to him. If such representation is preferred within a period of three weeks along with a copy of this order, the respondent No. 6 shall take necessary steps for redressal of the grievance of the petitioner expeditiously.”

It has been submitted by Mr. Dilip Kr. Chakraverty, learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the promotion of the petitioner, all the financial benefits have been extended to him, except the annual increment and he be given liberty to raise his grievance before the concerned authority.

On consideration of the fact that the order dated 11.07.2023 passed in W.P.(C). No. 1614 of 2022 has been sufficiently complied with, I

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Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:1324 )

am not inclined to proceed further in this contempt application which accordingly stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority for redressal of his grievance with respect to non-payment of the annual increment.

(RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.)

Dated 19^th January, 2026 Rashmi/Uploaded

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