Ankit Dhanania v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary Department of Mines and Geology
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court writ petition W.P.(C) No. 1129 of 2021 by Ankit Dhanania against the State of Jharkhand (Department of Mines and Geology officials, Deputy Commissioner Dumka, District Mining Officer Dumka) and the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board. Disposed of on withdrawal with liberty to appeal to the Supreme Court under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010; no merits holding, statutes beyond the NGT Act reference, precedents, or quantum. Bench: Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao with Justice Rajesh Shankar.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to withdraw the writ petition and to avail the remedy of appeal before the Supreme Court under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. ¶16