M/S Hanumant Construction Private Ltd. Thr One of the Authorized Rep. Jitendra Singh Rana Vs Central Coalfields Ltd, Represented by the General Manager (Cmc) — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

M/S Hanumant Construction Private Ltd. Thr One of the Authorized Rep. Jitendra Singh Rana Vs Central Coalfields Ltd, Represented by the General Manager (Cmc) — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissal for non-prosecution, with liberty to file a fresh petition, if so advised, inter alia challenging the cancellation of the original tender and the issuance of the work order dated 1st April, 2026 in favour of M/s. Krishna Infrastructure; pending I.As. disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Validity of the respondents' cancellation of the tender (order dated 30th July, 2025), challenged by the petitioner; the contentions were ultimately left open without adjudication.

Ratio / Principle

The petition could not proceed unless the petitioner also challenged the work order dated 1st April, 2026 issued in favour of M/s. Krishna Infrastructure and impleaded that entity.

Key takeaways

The petition was dismissed for non-prosecution, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh petition, if so advised, inter alia challenging the cancellation of the original tender and the issuance of the work order dated 1st April, 2026 in favour of M/s. Krishna Infrastructure.ratio¶19
All contentions of all parties were expressly left open, since the bench did not adjudicate upon them; no merits determination was made on the tender-cancellation challenge.obiter¶20
Pending intermediate applications, if any, do not survive and were disposed of along with the dismissal.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.(C) No.7622 of 2025 (High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, double bench: M. S. Sonak, C.J. and Rajesh Shankar, J.), Order No.03 dated 01.07.2026 — M/s. Hanumant Construction Private Limited had challenged the respondents' (Central Coalfields Limited and Coal India Limited) cancellation of tender vide order dated 30th July, 2025. On the day of hearing there was no petitioner-side representation. Counsel for the respondents reported that after the cancellation a fresh tender was invited and a work order dated 1st April, 2026 was issued to M/s. Krishna Infrastructure. The bench held that the petition could not proceed unless the petitioner also challenged that work order after impleading M/s. Krishna Infrastructure, and accordingly dismissed the petition for non-prosecution, granting liberty to file a fresh petition, if so advised, inter alia against the tender cancellation and the said work order. All contentions of all parties were expressly left open as unadjudicated; pending I.As., if any, were disposed of. No statute or precedent is cited in this brief order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.7622 of 2025

M/s. Hanumant Construction Private Limited having office at Babhana, P.O. & P.S. Jehanabad, Pin-804408, Bihar, bearing the GSTN 10AABCH7062D1Z7, through its one of the authorized representative Jitendra Singh Rana, S/o Mr. Charanjeet Singh Rana, R/o 19A, Shivashray Society, Opp. D-Mart Vasana Road, Vadodara TB Sanatorium, P.O. & P.S. Fatehgunj, DistrictVadodara, Gujarat-39002.

.......... Petitioner.

-Versus-

Central Coalfields Limited, represented by the General Manager (CMC), having office at Darbhanga House, P.O.+ P.S. Kutchery Road, District-Ranchi.

Coal India Limited, represented by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, having office at Coal Bhaan, Premise No.04 MAR, Plot No. AF-III, Action Area-A1, Newton, Rajahara, P.O. + P.S. Newton, Rajahara, District-Kolkata-7000156.

.......... Respondents.

----- CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR

----For the Petitioner : None For the Respondents: Mr. Shivam Utkarsh Sahay, Advocate ----- Order No.03 Date: 01.07.2026

None for the petitioner.

The petitioner has challenged the cancellation of tender vide order dated 30^th July, 2025 passed by the respondents herein.

Mr. Shivam Utkarsh Sahay, learned counsel for the respondents submits that after the cancellation, fresh tender was invited and the work order dated 1^st April, 2026 has been issued to M/s. Krishna Infrastructure.

Possibly, on account of this further development, the petitioner has lost interest in pursuing this matter. In any event, this petition cannot proceed without the petitioner challenging this work order dated 1^st April, 2026 after impleading ‘M/s. Krishna Infrastructure,

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101, Panchvati Point Complex, Bedi Bunder Road, Jamnagar, Gujarat-361002’.

Accordingly, we dismiss this petition for non-prosecution but with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition, if so advised, by inter alia challenging the cancellation of the original tender and the issuance of work order dated 1^st April, 2026 in favour of M/s. Krishna Infrastructure.

All contentions of all parties are, however, left open since we have not adjudicated upon the same.

Pending I.As., if any, do no survive and are disposed of.

(M. S. Sonak, C.J.)

(Rajesh Shankar, J.)

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