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Anup Kumar Modi v. the State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary

Jharkhand HC7 Aug 2025WPC/505/2021

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What is this about?

Anup Kumar Modi v. State of Jharkhand; W.P (C) No.505 of 2021; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Order No.04 dated 7th August 2025; Division Bench of Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. and Arun Kumar Rai, J.; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty to approach National Green Tribunal; respondents include Department of Mines and Geology, Deputy Commissioner and District Mining Officer, Dumka, and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board; pending I.As disposed of; no substantive adjudication.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to withdraw the writ petition and to approach the National Green Tribunal having jurisdiction; pending I.As disposed of. ¶19

Anup Kumar Modi Vs the State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary — Jharkhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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2025:JHHC:22526-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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W.P (C) No.505 of 2021

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Anup Kumar Modi, aged about 38 years, son of Late Rajendra Prasad Modi, resident of village Dudhani, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, proprietor of M/s Lakshmi Stone Works, having its office at Sri Durga Auto Centre, In front of Dudhani Hero Showroom, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka. ....... … Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand, through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District-Ranchi.

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Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Nepal House, P.O. Doranda, P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi

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Deputy Commissioner, Dumka having its office at Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka

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District Mining Officer, Dumka having its office at Dumka, P.O. and P.S. Dumka, District Dumka

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Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board through its Member Secretary having its office at H.E.C., Dhurwa, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, District Ranchi .....… … Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Piyush Chitresh, AC to AG

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Order No.04 / Dated: 7^th August, 2025

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Mr. Indrajit Sinha, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to approach the National Green Tribunal having jurisdiction.

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