Overview

• The exchange occurred during a Jharkhand High Court hearing on a petition over state-fixed compensation in a land acquisition case.
• The judge accused the bureaucrat of seeking commission for raising objections and compared him to a monkey intruding in a property dispute.
• He questioned the officer’s authority to challenge the state’s award and warned of contempt proceedings or the filing of an FIR.
• Video of the courtroom reprimand spread widely on social media, drawing public praise for the judge’s stance.
• Outlets report the officer’s name and posting remain unconfirmed, though one report says he identified himself as Feroz Kumar, a project director, with no independent confirmation of any inquiry or FIR to date.