2025:JHHC:27402-DB -1 of 3- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 4302 of 2025 1. Jharkhand Home Guard Welfare Association, having its registered office at Dhaiya Ranibandh Shimla Nagar, Near Rani Talab, P.O. - I.S.M., P.S. - Dhanbad, District: Dhanbad, through Rajiv Kumar Tiwari, General Secretary, aged about 42 years, son of Late Upendra Kumar Tiwari, resident of Qr. No. DT/1786, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 2. Charan Chattar, aged about 35 years, son of Baday Chattar, resident of Dabutsai, P.O. Parsa, P.S. Manjhgaon, District - West Singbhum. 3. Prakash Purty, aged about 43 years, Son of Guru Purty, R/O-263, F. Road, Adityapur Basti, Adityapur-1, P.O. & P.S. Adityapur, Jamshedpur, District: Saraikela Kharsawan. 4. Sunil Mahato, aged about 26 years, son of Kaleshwar Mahato, R/O- Bhadudih, P.O. Tablapur, P.S. Tablapur, District: Saraikella Kharsawan. 5. Pradeep Kumar Sao, aged about 37 years, son of Niranjan Sao, resident of Village Patkum, P.O. & P.S. Ichagarh, District Seraikella Kharsawan. 6. Ganesh Hembram, aged about 25 years, son of Bajay Hembram, resident of Village Laskhipur, P.O. & P.S. Tablapur, District - Seraikella Kharsawan. … … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Principal Secretary, Home, Prison & Disaster Management, Govt. of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 2. Director, General, Jharkhand Home Guards, having its office at Jharkhand Fire Brigade Building at Rajendra Chowk, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, District - Ranchi. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S. - Chaibasa, District - West Singhbhum. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. - Jamshedpur, District - East Singhbhum. 5. The Deputy Commissioner, Saraikela Kharsawan, P.O. & P.S. Saraikela, District - Saraikela Kharsawan. 6. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District - Ranchi. 2025:JHHC:27402-DB -2 of 3- 7. The Deputy Commissioner, Khunti, P.O. & P.S. Khunti, District Khunti. 8. The Deputy Commissioner, Gumla, P.O. & P.S. Gumla, District Gumla. 9. The Deputy Commissioner, Lohardaga, P.O. & P.S. Lohardaga, District - Lohardaga. 10. The Deputy Commissioner, Simdega, P.O. & P.S. - Simdega, District Simdega. 11. The Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S. Hazaribagh, District - Hazaribagh. 12. The Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh, District - Ramgarh. 13. The Deputy Commissioner, Chatra, P.O. & P.S. Chatra, District Chatra. 14. The Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S. Chas, District - Bokaro. 15. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District - Dhanbad. 16. The Deputy Commissioner, Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District - Giridih. 17. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O. & P.S. Koderma, District - Koderma. 18. The Deputy Commissioner, Palamau, P.O. & P.S. Daltonganj, District - Palamau. 19. The Deputy Commissioner, Latehar, P.O. & P.S. Latehar, District Latehar. 20. The Deputy Commissioner, Garhwa, P.O. & P.S. - Deogahr, District Garhwa. 21. The Deputy Commissioner, Jamtara, P.O. & P.S. - Jamtara, District Jamtara. 22. The Deputy Commissioner, Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District- Dumka. 23. The Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. - Deoghar, District - Deoghar. 24. The Deputy Commissioner, Godda, P.O. & P.S. Godda, District Godda. 25. The Deputy Commissioner, Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District - Sahibganj. 26. The Deputy Commissioner, Pakur, P.O. & P.S. Pakur, District Pakur. 2025:JHHC:27402-DB -3 of 3- 27. Superintendent of Police, West Singhbhum, P.O. & P.S. Chaibasa, District - West Chaibasa. 28. District Commandant, Jharkhand Home Guard Force, West Singhbhum, P.O. & P.S. Chaibasa, District West Chaibasa. … … … Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioners: Mr. Kumar Harsh, Advocate Mr. Tejaswa Mohanta, Advocate For the State: Mr. Sahbaj Akhtar, AC to AAG-III --------- 04/Dated: 09.09.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he is under instructions not to press this writ petition. 2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. Pending applications, if any, stands disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) N.A.F.R. APK/VK.