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Ashok Kumar Singh v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Home Department

Jharkhand HC11 Sept 2026C.M.P./325/2026

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Single bench order restoring a civil miscellaneous petition filed for the restoration of W.P.(C) No. 5300 of 2012, dismissed earlier for non-prosecution. Petitioner contended counsel's absence on the dismissal date was due to her ill mother's hospitalization.

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W.P.(C) No. 5300 of 2012 is restored to its original file stage for further proceeding before the appropriate Bench.

Ashok Kumar Singh Vs the State of… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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( 2026:JHHC:27494 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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C.M.P. No. 325 of 2026

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Ashok Kumar Singh, S/o Banke Bihari Singh, aged about 56 years, R/o Gandhinagar, P.O. Dhanbad, P.S. Dhansar, District –Dhanbad.

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.... .... …. Petitioner

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The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Home Department, Government of Jharkhand, Secretariat, HEC, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District –Ranchi.

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The District Security Committee through its Chairman namely Deputy Commissioner, P.O., P.S. & District – Dhanbad.

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The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, P.O., P.S. & District – Dhanbad.

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The Superintendent of Police, Dhanbad, P.O., P.S. & District –Dhanbad. .... .... .... Opp. Parties

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Chaitali Chatterjee Sinha, Advocate : Mr. Yogesh, Advocate For the Opp. Parties : Mr. Rahul Saboo, G.P.-I : Mr. Gaurang Jajodia, AC to G.P.-I

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Order No.02 Dated- 11.09.2026

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Heard the parties.

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This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed at the instance of the petitioner for restoration of W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 to its original file.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 was dismissed for non-prosecution vide order dated 23.07.2025 passed in the said W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012. It is next submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 was listed before this Bench on 23.07.2025 but when the matter was called out in the court, the counsel for the petitioner namely Chaitali Chatterjee Sinha could not appear in this Court, resulting in dismissal of the same. It is next submitted that the mother-in-law of the counsel for the petitioner due to her old age reasons, was admitted in hospital on 19.07.2025 and released on 23.07.2025 itself and there is no one else in the family of the counsel

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for the petitioner to look after her. Therefore, she could not attend the proceedings of the court on 23.07.2025. It is next submitted that the petitioner has very good grounds to agitate in the said W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 and unless W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 is restored to its original file, the petitioner will be highly prejudiced. Hence, it is submitted that W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 be restored to its original file.

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Considering the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 is restored to its original file to the stage at which, it was before its dismissal.

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List W.P. (C) No. 5300 of 2012 under the appropriate heading after a week before the appropriate Bench.

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(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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11.09.2026 Sonu-

Ashok Kumar Singh v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Home Department

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