RANCHI, India, April 9 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 9:

1. The instant contempt case has been preferred against the opp. Parties for alleged, willful and deliberate non-compliance of the order dated 12.06.2024 passed in L.P.A. No.217 of 2022, by which, the following directions were passed:-

"40. The respondent-authority is directed to calculate the benefits w.e.f 19.07.2021 as has been referred in the above paragraph(s) for its disbursement in favour of the widow of the deceased employee within the period of eight weeks. 41. So far as the pension/family pension is concerned, the respondents are directed to calculate the same and disburse in favour of the widow of the deceased employee within the period aforesaid."

2. One CMP has also been filed being C.M.P. No.926 of 2025 for modification of the order dated 12th June, 2024 passed by this Court to the extent that the amount which is directed to be paid in favour of the petitioners after calculating it, is required to be paid after deducting the rent in the nature of penal rent due to the retention of the quarter beyond the period of authority.

3. The instant CMP has been directed to be listed along with the present contempt case.

4. Show cause notice has been filed in the instant contempt case on 02.02.2026 stating inter-alia therein particularly at paragraph-5 that following benefits have already been extended to the petitioner:-

(i) CMPF amount of Rs.81,43,949/- has already been paid to the petitioner.

(ii) Pension has been regularized in favour of the petitioner to the tune of Rs.22,208/- per month.

5. It has further been stated at paragraph-6 that the amount of Rs.57,03,004/- has already been sanctioned vide Ref. No.PO(RF)/PERS/25/1029 dated 04.02.2025 towards the following head:-

(i) Gratuity: Rs.20,00,000/-

(ii) LCS: Rs.1,25,000/-

(iii) Leave Encashment: Rs.2,56,761/-

(iv) Salary arrears bill:

(a)Gross: Rs.26,77,758.68/- (b)CMPF Employer Contribution: Rs.2,81,845.57/- (c)7% Pension Employer Contribution: Rs.1,61,639.50/- All payments under above heading (i) to (iv) totaling to Rs.57,03,004/- was sanctioned in the name of petitioner vide Ref. No.PO(RF)/PERS/25/1029 dated 04.02.2025.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x%2F8rnqfEIH8cXYtoMDJkCPqpC4a0S%2BW9bNgdD0muGx75&caseno=C.M.P./926/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010230412025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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