( 2025:JHHC:28113-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 5541 of 2017 M/s Jain Clay Works, a proprietorship firm having its Works at Mauza Govindpur, P.O and P.S. Baharagora, District Singhbhum East through its Proprietor Sri Sunil Kumar Jain, Son of Sri Satyanarayan Jain, resident of Main Road Ghatsila, P.O and P.S Ghatsila, District East Singhbhum … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Secretary, Department of Industries, Mines & Geology, having office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District Ranchi 3. District Mining Officer, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur, having its office at Bistupur, P.O and P.S Bistupur, Town-Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum ….. Respondents ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shankar Lal Agarwal, Advocate : Ms. Ayushi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Navneet Toppo, AC to GP-1 --------- Order No.12/ Dated 15thSeptember, 2025 1. The writ petition has been preferred under article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the show cause contained in the letter No. 1072 dated 03.06.2017 issued by District Mining Officer, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur. 2. Mr. S.L Agarwal the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with liberty to the writ petitioner to file reply to the show-cause, which the writ petitioner will file within a period of three weeks. 2 3. The prayer therefore has been made in terms thereof and accordingly, the writ petition may be disposed of. 4. Considering the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, no opposition has been made with respect to the above submissions by the State. 5. We have heard the learned counsels for the parties and considering the submissions made on behalf of the writ petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of, with liberty to file response to the show-cause dated 03.06.2017 which the learned counsel for the petitioner will b file within three weeks from today. 6. If such representation will be filed, the concerned District Mining Officer will pass an appropriate order in accordance with law, within four weeks from the receipt of copy of the reply of the petitioner. 7. We are directing the District Mining officer, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur to pass appropriate order in accordance and in consideration of the reply furnished in terms of the show-cause. 8. It is made clear that if the reply will not be filed within three weeks from today, then the concerned District Mining Officer will take final decision in this matter, in accordance with law. 9. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 15th September,2025 (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) Suman/Abha