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Dr. Umeshwar Sharma v. State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC8 Apr 2026Cont.(Cvl)/583/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Jharkhand High Court contempt (civil) — compliance with order dated 11.02.2026; N.P.A. (Non Practicing Allowance) arrears for 26.05.1998 to 31.05.2000 presented to Treasury and paid; letter no.98 dated 02.03.2026, District Ayush Medical Officer, Deoghar; show cause by AC to Sr. SC-II accepted; contempt proceeding closed and dropped; Contempt Case (Civil) No.583 of 2025 disposed of. Petitioner: Dr. Umeshwar Sharma; Opposite Parties: State of Jharkhand and Sri Ajay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare. Counsel: Krishna Shankar (petitioner); Ashwini Bhushan, AC to Sr. SC-II (State).

What did the court decide?

Contempt proceeding closed and dropped against the opposite parties; show cause regarding compliance accepted; no further relief. ¶23

Dr. Umeshwar Sharma Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:JHHC:10158

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.583 of 2025

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Dr. Umeshwar Sharma, aged about 71 years, son of Anjani Kumar Singh, resident of Village Riga, P.O. and P.S. Riga, District Sitamarhi (Bihar) – 843327

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……Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Jharkhand

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Sri Ajay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand having its office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi (Jharkhand)

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……Opp. Parties

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Krishna Shankar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ashwini Bhushan, AC to Sr. SC-II

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Order No.10/08^th April 2026

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Mr. Ashwini Bhushan, learned A.C. to Sr. SC-II has appeared and submitted that the judgment passed by this Court has been complied with and hence he may be permitted to file the show cause regarding the compliance of the order dated 11.02.2026 passed by this Court.

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Under the circumstances, the show-cause filed by learned AC to Sr. SC-II is accepted.

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It appears from the paragraph 6, 7 and 8 and Annexure-A and Annexure-B series of the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite parties that the arrears of N.P.A. (Non Practicing Allowance) has been paid to the writ petitioner and vide letter no.98 dated 02.03.2026 issued by District Ayush Medical Officer, Deoghar has intimated the Deputy Secretary, Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Government of Jharkhand, it reveals that the bills with regard to N.P.A. (Non Practicing Allowance) of

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2026:JHHC:10158

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the petitioner for the period 26.05.1998 till 31.05.2000 had been presented to the Treasury and the same has been duly paid to the petitioner, which is enclosed in the Annexure-B series of the show cause.

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It is further submitted that a copy of the show cause has also been served upon the learned counsel for the petitioner earlier. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the order has been complied with and he has no grievance against the opposite parties for the present.

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