Mr. Pramod Kumar Jayaswal v. the State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P (C) No. 5119 of 2023, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, coram Ananda Sen, J., decided 07.07.2026 — writ petition concerning an encroachment proceeding disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to appeal against the order of encroachment; delay-condonation petition to be considered sympathetically and appeal expected to be judged on merits; I.A. No. 14265 of 2025 dismissed as withdrawn. Petitioners: Pramod Kumar Jayaswal, Amrita Jaiswal, Piyush Kumar Jayaswal, Poonam Sahabadi. Respondents: State of Jharkhand, Deputy Commissioner Hazaribag, Additional Collector Hazaribag, Circle Officer Katkamdag, Shashi Bhushan Singh. Counsel: Chanchal Jain and Anjani Kr. Verma (petitioners); Suraj Prakash (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal against the order of encroachment; any such appeal filed with a delay-condonation petition to be considered sympathetically and expected to be disposed of on merits after hearing the parties. I.A. No. 14265 of 2025 dismissed as withdrawn.