2025:JHHC:25085-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 1722 of 2021 1. State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary, at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. Principal Secretary, Department of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand, at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O.- Doranda, P.S.- Doranda, District.- Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... Respondent No.3&4-Petitioner No.1 & 2 Versus 1. Union of India, represented by Secretary, MoEF & CC, Department of Forest and Wildlife, Paryavarana Bhawan, CGO Complex, P.O. New Delhi, P.S.- New Delhi, New Delhi-110003. 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training. Government of India, North Block, P.O. & P.S.-North Block, New Delhi-110001. … Respondent No.1 & 2 - Respondent No.1 & 2 3. Shashi Nandkeolyar, S/o. Late Sheo Narayan Lall Nandkeolyar, resident of C-269, Road No. 1B, Ashok Nagar, P.O. Ashok Nagar, P.S.- Argora, District- Ranchi. ......Applicant-Respondent No.3 4. Priyesh Kumar Verma, S/o. Late Mahanath Prasad Verma, presently working as PCCF (HoFF), having its office at: Van Bhawan, Doranda, P.O- Doranda, P.S.- Doranda, District-Ranchi-834 002. Respondent No.5 - Respondent No.4 --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioners: Mr. Ravi Prakash Mishra, A.C. to A.A.G.-II For the Respondents: Mr. Anil Kumar, Addl. S.G.I. Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, C.G.C. --------- 05/Dated: 25.08.2025 Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.(Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the writ petition has become infructuous due to efflux of time. 2. Consequently, the same is dismissed as being infructuous. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) N.A.F.R. Manoj/Pramanik/Cp.2