Braj Mohan Sharma And Ors. v. Finance
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; W.P.(S) No.6110 of 2016; neutral citation 2026:JHHC:16679; petitioners: Braj Mohan Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Devidayal Prasad Singh, Ram Lakhan Prasad, Shubhash Chandra Sinha, Deena Nath Sharma, Birendra Nath Pandey, Jagmohan Thakur, Rambali Sharma, Ramashray Prasad Singh, Saroj Kumar, Chhabinath Prasad, Satish Kumar Pandey, Nawal Kishore Prasad Verma, Awadhesh Mishra, Shambhu Saran Pandey, Ram Binay Kumar; respondents: The State of Jharkhand, Secretary (Finance Department), Secretary (Drinking Water and Sanitation), Accountant General Jharkhand, The State of Bihar; counsel: Sushant Kumar (for the State), Sunil Kumar Agarwal (Resp. No.4), Ranjit Kumar (Resp. No.5); single judge Sujit Narayan Prasad; decided 10.06.2026; no appearance by petitioners; no merits decided; not citable for any proposition of law.
What did the court decide?
In view of the continued non-appearance of anyone for the petitioners, despite the indulgence earlier granted by the Coordinate Bench, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No question of law was adjudicated and the order carries no ratio usable as precedent.