1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 6371 of 2024 ----- Shailesh Kumar Gupta, aged about 49 years, Son of Shri Dayanand Gupta, Resident-Village Katrasgarh, P.O. Katras, P.S. Topchachi, District-Dhanbad. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology having office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District-Ranchi. 3. District Mining Officer, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. … … Respondents With W.P.(C) No. 6128 of 2024 Pranav Kumar Tiwari, aged about 65 years, Son of Prakash Chand Tiwari, resident of village-Darkiro, P.O. Roaam and P.S. Rajganj, District-Dhanbad. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology having office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District-Ranchi. 3. District Mining Officer, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. … … Respondents With W.P.(C) No. 6129 of 2024 Keshav Kishore, aged about 40 years, Son of Late Ram Prasad Mahto, Resident of Kalyanpur, P.O. Kalyanpur and P.S. Barwadda, District-Dhanbad. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology having office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District-Ranchi. 3. District Mining Officer, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. … … Respondents ------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ------- 2 For the Petitioners : Mr. S.L. Agarwal, Advocate Ms. Ayushi, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Mohan Kumar Dubey, A.C. to AG ------ 3/16.01.2025 Heard both sides. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners seek to withdraw these writ petitions with liberty to avail alternative remedy under Rule 65 of the Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2004. 3. Granting liberty to the petitioners to avail alternative remedy, these writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn. (M.S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.) (Deepak Roshan, J.) Fahim/Amardeep