M/S Shiv Kumar Prasad, through Its Proprietor Shiv Kumar Prasad v. State of Jharkhand, through the Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, W.P. (C) No. 501 of 2026, Shiv Kumar Prasad v. State of Jharkhand (Secretary/Deputy Secretary/Director, Deptt. of Mines and Geology), JSMDC (Chairman/Managing Director), Deputy Commissioner Garhwa, District Mining Officer Garhwa; decided 04.02.2026 by DB (CJ M. S. Sonak; J. Rajesh Shankar); petition dismissed without cost by adopting reasoning of earlier judgment M/s. Shiv Kumar Prasad v. State of Jharkhand and Others, W.P. (C) No. 4503 of 2025 (judgment dated 25.09.2025); liberty to seek refund of security deposit from prescribed authority with three-month disposal timeline and to invoke arbitration clause on refund dispute (consistent with para 158 of earlier judgment); pending IAs disposed; Neutral Citation 2026:JHHC:2857-DB; N.A.F.R.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed without any order of cost, coupled with liberty to approach the prescribed authority for refund of security deposit, if any (any such representation to be disposed of within a maximum of three months from receipt), and liberty to invoke the arbitration clause in case of any dispute regarding such refund; pending interlocutory applications also disposed of.