Shankar Munda v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution; C.M.P. No.791 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 09-01-2026 by Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.; 43 petitioners of village Hesla, P.S. Patratu, District Ramgarh versus the State of Jharkhand, Secretary Department of Energy, Chairman-cum-Managing Director Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Deputy Commissioners of Ramgarh and Hazaribagh, District Land Acquisition Officers of Ramgarh and Hazaribagh, and General Manager Patratu Thermal Power Station; W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 dismissed for non-prosecution on 28.07.2025 restored to original file at the same stage; counsel's inadvertence in not marking the case in the cause list; no objection by opposite parties; subject matter of the underlying writ petition is not stated in this order.
What did the court decide?
Restoration of W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 to its original file at the same stage at which it was before its dismissal, with a direction to the Registry to list it before the concerned Bench after a week.