Parmanand Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Contempt Case (Civil) No. 63 of 2025; Parmanand Kumar v. The State of Jharkhand and Surjit Kumar Singh, Deputy Development Commissioner, Latehar; civil contempt; alleged non-compliance with writ Court order dated 03.09.2024 in W.P.(S) No. 2837 of 2022; fresh reasoned order dated 26.09.2025 rejects claim on new ground that payments under Resolution No. 2177 dated 28.07.2015 and Resolution No. 1965 dated 02.06.2017 were wrongly paid; treated as new cause of action; contempt case disposed of with liberty to challenge the reasoned order; Bench: Justice Deepak Roshan; decided 01.04.2026; advocates: Khushboo Kataruka (petitioner), Rahul Saboo GP-II and Kunal Chandra Suman AC to GP-II (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to challenge the reasoned order dated 26.09.2025 as a new cause of action.