2025:JHHC:20261 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.2566 of 2022 ----- 1. Umesh Sharma, son of Late Ramsaran Mistri, aged about 72 years, Resident of Nohitola, Basta Tola, P.O. Dhansar, P.S. Jharia, District-Dhanbad. 2. Rabindra Mistri, son of Late Ramsaran Mistri, aged about 81 years, resident of Pandeydih, Near Shiv Mandir, Govindpur, Bidhia, Dhanbad. (Deceased) 2. (a). Sankuntala Devi, aged about 71 years, widow/wife of Late Rabindra Mistri. (b). Sanjay Sharma, aged about 53 years, son of Late Rabindra Mistri. (c).Ranju Sharma daughter of Late Rabindra Mistri. (d). Sharmili Devi daughter of Late Rabindra Mistri. (e). Shila Sharma, daughter of Late Rabindra Mistri. All resident of Pandeydih, Near Shiv Mandir, Govindpur, Bidhia, P.O. and P.S. Govindpur, District- Dhanbad .......... Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Department Project Building, P.O.-Dhurwa, P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad Collectorate, P.O., P.S. & District-Dhanbad. 4. The Circle Officer, Govindpur, Dhanbad. 5. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Dhanbad. 6. The National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways through Project Director Implement Authority, NHAI, Kandra, P.O. Bithia, P.S. Barwadda, District- Dhanbad. 7. The General Manager Technical and Project Director, NHAI, Kandra, P.O. Bhitia, P.S. Burwadda, District-Dhanbad. 8. The Project Director, Project Implementation Unit, NHAI, Kandra, P.O. Bhitia, P.S. Burwadda, District-Dhanbad. .......... Respondents. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Afaque Rashidi, Advocate For the NHAI : Mrs. Sweety Topno, Advocate Mr. Amrit Raj Kisku, Advocate ----- Order No.05 Date: 24.07.2025 I.A. No.3399 of 2025: 2025:JHHC:20261 2 1. The present interlocutory application has been filed on behalf of the petitioners for substitution of the petitioner no.2- Rabindra Mistri. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no.2 has died during pendency of the writ petition on 22nd December, 2023, a copy of his death certificate has been annexed as Annexure-1 to the present interlocutory application. It is further submitted that the petitioner no.2 has left behind his heirs/legal representatives whose descriptions have been given in paragraph no.4 of the present interlocutory application. Hence, they may be permitted to be substituted in place of the deceased petitioner no.2. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and for the reasons stated in the present interlocutory application, let the heirs/legal representatives of the deceased petitioner no.2, whose descriptions have been given in paragraph no.4 of the present interlocutory application be substituted in his place. 4. Necessary substitution in cause title of the writ petition be made by the learned counsel for the petitioners in course of the day. 5. I.A. No.3399 of 2025 stands disposed of. W.P.(C) No.2566 of 2022: 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the compensation in question has already been paid to the petitioners, the grievances raised by them in the present writ petition have been redressed. 2025:JHHC:20261 3 7. Considering the aforesaid submission, there is no need to proceed further in the present matter. 8. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. 9. Consequently, the I.A. No.3400 of 2025 stands closed. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Rohit/