Tulsi Paswan v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi; Cont. Case (Civil) No. 929 of 2022; contempt petition by seven petitioners (Tulsi Paswan, Arjun Prasad Gupta, Ashok Ram, Md. Riyaz Ansari, Shahdeo Paswan, Santosh Kumar Thakur, Gautam Rana) against the State of Jharkhand, Shri Ajay Kumar Singh (Secretary, Rural Development Department, Ranchi) and Shri Naman Priyesh Lakra (Deputy Commissioner, Giridih); petitioner's counsel Yashvardhan; State represented by A.C to AAG-II; decided on 16.03.2026 by Deepak Roshan, J.; Court held that no contempt is made out in view of the reasoned order passed by the opposite parties and disposed of the application with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the order; no statute or precedent discussed in the order.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to challenge the reasoned order passed by the opposite parties, if so advised.