Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt proceeding (Cont. Case (Civil) No. 697 of 2025), High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 19.06.2026 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. Petitioners Pradeep Kumar and Subhash Kumar sought contempt action against the State of Jharkhand, Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay and SDO Lokesh Barange, Hazaribagh regarding a temple whose control had been taken over by the SDO pursuant to an order already quashed in the writ petition. On the opposite parties' show cause stating the lock was not put by the district administration, the Court found substantial compliance of the writ court's order, dropped the contempt proceeding, disposed of the petition, and granted liberty to pursue other legal remedies.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceeding dropped; petition disposed of; liberty to the petitioners to take recourse under the law if still aggrieved.