Metropolitan Engineers Cooper Vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Metropolitan Engineers Cooper Vs State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to move before the revisional authority (learned Deputy Commissioner); pending I.A., if any, disposed of; if limitation arises, pendency of the writ petition to be taken into consideration by the learned Deputy Commissioner on proper petition.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 18.09.2008 and the appellate order passed by respondent no.2 in Mutation Appeal No. 16 of 2008-09 should be quashed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Permission is accorded to the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to move before the revisional authority (learned Deputy Commissioner).

Key takeaways

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty, and any pending I.A. (interlocutory application) stands disposed of.ratio¶19
If the question of limitation arises before the learned Deputy Commissioner, on proper petition the pendency of the writ petition shall be taken into consideration by him.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (W.P.(C) No. 3150 of 2012, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi) filed by Metropolitan Engineers Co-operative Society Limited under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the order dated 18.09.2008 and the appellate order passed by respondent no.2 in Mutation Appeal No. 16 of 2008-09. Following the respondent-State counsel's submission that revision against the said order is maintainable before the learned Deputy Commissioner, the petitioner sought and obtained permission to withdraw. The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to move before the revisional authority; pending I.A., if any, stood disposed of; and it was directed that if the question of limitation arises, the pendency of the writ petition shall be taken into consideration by the learned Deputy Commissioner on proper petition. Decided on 20.04.2026 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.

 ( 2026:JHHC:11396 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 3150 of 2012

Metropolitan Engineers Co-operative Society Limited, a Society registered under the Registration Act, having its registered office at Chakda, P.O. Chakda, P.S. Chakda, District-Nadiya (West Bengal) through its Director-Rakesh Srivastava, son of Atal Bihari Prasad, resident of a Bank Colony, Tangra Toli, Near Waxpol Factory, P.O. Booty, P.S. Sadar, District-Ranchi

……………Petitioners

Versus

State of Jharkhand through the Deputy Commissioner, Saraikella, P.O. and P.S. Saraikella, District-Saraikella Kharsawan

Deputy Collector, Land Reforms Saraikella, P.O. and P.S. Saraikella, District-Saraikella Kharsawan

Circle Officer, Raj Nagar, P.O. and P.S. Raj Nagar, District Saraikela Kharsawan ...... … Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents-State : Mr. O.P. Tiwari, Advocate

11/ 20.04.2026 : This writ petition has been filed for under Article 226 of

the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 18.09.2008 and the appellate order passed by respondent no.2 in Mutation Appeal No. 16 of 2008-09.

Mr. O.P. Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that against the said order revision is maintainable before the learned Deputy Commissioner.

In view of above submission of Mr. O.P. Tiwari, learned counsel for

the respondent-State, Mr. Birendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to move before

the revisional authority.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the

aforesaid liberty. Pending I.A, if any, stands disposed of.

 ( 2026:JHHC:11396 )

If the question of limitation will arise, on proper petition the pendency of the writ petition shall be taken into consideration by the learned

Deputy Commissioner.

Dt.20.04.2026 Satyarthi/-. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)