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Anuj Kumar v. Deputy Commissioner, Palamu
Jharkhand HCWPC/1698/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petition permitted; liberty to pursue alternative remedy; confiscation case pending before authority; petitioner Anuj Kumar v. Deputy Commissioner Palamu and Divisional Forest Officer Palamu; two-week timelines imposed on petitioner's application and the authority's decision; disposed of without merits adjudication; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Ananda Sen, J.; dated 19.03.2026; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to withdraw the writ petition to avail the alternative remedy of pursuing the confiscation case; petitioner directed to file an appropriate application before the concerned authority within two weeks, with the authority expected to act within two weeks thereafter. ¶16