2025:JHHC:23631-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 806 of 2020 Sunil Kumar Paswan, aged about 45 years, son of Shri Parmeshwar Paswan, Resident of Sitalpur Sirsiya, P.O.- Sirsiya, P.S.- Giridih Muffasil, District-Giridih, Jharkhand. ... …. …Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand 2. The State Election Commission of Jharkhand through its Secretary, at Nirwachan Bhawan, New Market Chowk, Ratu Road, Ranchi, P.O.- Hehal, P.S.- Sukhdeonagar, District-Ranchi Jharkhand … … … Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Binod Singh, Advocate For the Resp./State Ms. Soumya S. Pandey, AC to AAG-1 For the Resp. No. 2: Mr. Sumeet Gadodia, Advocate --------- 15/Dated: 13.08.2025 1) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, states that he is not pressing the instant writ petition, at this stage, because the question regarding the validity of the caste certificate issued in favour of the petitioner is sub judice in LPA No. 399 of 2022 and until the same is decided, no relief whatsoever can be granted to the petitioner in the instant case as the same has been rendered as academic. 2) Accordingly, the present writ application is disposed of with liberty as aforesaid. 3) Interlocutory application(s) if any, stands disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) NAFR (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Sharda/MM/ Cp.02