Authority: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi
Order Date: 19 June 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Srikant Singh, son of Late Indradev Singh, residing at H. No.65000A5, Nirmal Nagar, Adityapur, Jharkhand.
- Opposite parties: (1) The State of Jharkhand; (2) Suraj Kumar, Managing Director, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Ranchi; (3) Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Ranchi; (4) Deepak Sahai, Executive Engineer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Adityapur; (5) R. Manish Lakra, Revenue Officer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Ranchi.
- The contempt application was filed alleging willful violation of the Court’s order dated 7 April 2025 in W.P.(C) No.1562 of 2025, which required the Housing Board to adjust interest on dues related to a land allotment.
- On 12 June 2026, the Board filed a supplementary show‑cause affidavit stating that it had recalculated the dues by adding simple interest and had waived the previously charged compound interest, claiming compliance with the 7 April 2025 order.
- Petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Anish Kumar Mishra, argued that the accompanying letter (No. 457/Aa dated 10 June 2026) did not disclose the detailed dues, making verification impossible, and contended that the imposed simple interest of 13.5% was arbitrary and illegal, also noting a delay in handing over possession of the land.
- The Court, after reviewing a further supplementary affidavit dated 16 June 2026 and the annexed calculation chart, found that the Board had indeed complied with the 7 April 2025 order by waiving compound interest and providing a revised calculation.
Final Outcome
- The Court concluded that the 7 April 2025 order had been complied with by the opposite parties and therefore dismissed the contempt proceedings against them.
- The contempt application is disposed of; the petitioner is at liberty to pursue any other legal remedy permissible under law for his remaining grievance.
Topics: Contempt Proceedings, Housing Board Interest Dispute, Judicial Compliance