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CDJ 2026 Jhar HC 176
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| Court : High Court of Jharkhand |
| Case No : Cont. Case (Civil) No. 742 of 2024 |
| Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR |
| Parties : Nawal Kishore Oraon Versus The State of Jharkhand & Others |
| Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Prem Pujari Roy, Advocate. For the Respondents: K.K. Singh, S.C.-V, R3, Amritanshu Singh, Advocate. |
| Date of Judgment : 08-05-2026 |
| Head Note :- |
Comparative Citation:
2026 JHHC 13815,
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| Summary :- |
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules / Orders Mentioned:
- order dated 10.04.2024
- order dated 01.05.2026
2. Catch Words:
- contempt
- gratuity
- leave encashment
- salary arrear
- pension arrears
- income tax
3. Summary:
The contempt proceeding was initiated for the alleged wilful disobedience of an order dated 10.04.2024 in W.P. (S) No. 2914 of 2020. The opposite party filed a show‑cause affidavit on 06.05.2026 detailing the payment of salary arrears, pension arrears, and subsequent tax deductions, attaching relevant annexures. The court observed that the order dated 01.05.2026 had been complied with. The petitioner’s claim for gratuity and leave encashment was noted as a separate matter to be pursued against the opposite party. Since the court’s earlier order had been fulfilled, there was no further ground to continue the contempt proceeding. Consequently, the contempt case was dropped and disposed of.
4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed |
| Judgment :- |
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1. The present contempt case has been filed for initiating contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for their wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 10.04.2024 passed in W.P. (S) No. 2914 of 2020.
2. Pursuant to the order dated 01.05.2026, a show cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party No. 3 on 06.05.2026, paragraph Nos. 5, 6 & 7 of which read as under:
“5. The Ranchi University, after calculating the arrears payable to the Petitioner, has found an amount of Rs.26,52,710.00 to be payable to the Petitioner towards salary arrear against 5th pay revision for the period 15.11.2000 to 31.12.2005, 6th pay revision for the period 01.01.2006 to 31.12.2015, 7th pay revision for the period 01.04.2016 to 31.07.2023.
Accordingly, the aforesaid amount has been directed to be transferred into the Account of Mandar College, Mandar through Cheque No. 389963 dated 29.04.2026 vide Letter bearing Memo No. A/c 146/26 dated 30.04.2026 addressed to the Manager, PNB, Mandar for onward disbursement to the Petitioner.
Photocopy of Letter bearing Memo No. A/c 146/26 dated 30.04.2026 is annexed and marked as Annexure-A.
6. That the Pension Arrears (Aug. 2023 to March 26) payable to the Petitioner comes to Rs.7,92,380/- and the same has been directed to be transferred into the Account No. 0407010105265 of the Petitioner dated 30.04.2026 addressed to the Manager, Punjab National Bank.
Photocopy of receipt of Bank dated 30.04.26 is annexed and marked as Annexure-B.
7. That after receipt of the arrear amount by the Ranchi University through Letter bearing Memo No. A/c 146/26 dated 30.04.2026, Mandar College, Mandar has deducted an amount of Rs.8,27,646/-towards Income Tax and thereafter directed the Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, Mandar vide Letter dated 02.05.2026 to deposit Cheque No. 391617 dated 02.05.2026 for a sum of Rs.18,25,064/-into the account of the Petitioner.
Photocopy of Letter No. 02.05.2026 along with calculation made by the college is annexed and marked as Annexure-C.”
3. It is thus submitted that the aforesaid order of this has now been complied.
4. Mr. Prem Pujari Roy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has not yet been paid gratuity and leave encashment.
5. So far as those payments are concerned, the petitioner is at liberty to pursue the same before the opposite party No. 3.
6. It is observed that if the petitioner approaches the opposite party No. 3 for payment of the gratuity and leave encashment, there is no reason as to why the same be not be paid to him unless there is some legal impediment.
7. Nonetheless, since the aforesaid order of this Court has now been complied by the opposite parties, there is no need to further proceed in the matter. The contempt proceeding as against the opposite parties is hereby dropped.
8. The present contempt case stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation.
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