IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P (C) No. 5665 of 2017 ---- 1. Akhil Chandra Singh son of Arun Kumar Singh resident of Village - Noniyatand, P.O. - Sikatia, P.S. - Chitra, Dist. - Chitra. 2. Satish Kumar son of Late Ram Prasad Pandit resident of Willams Town, P.O.,P.S. & Dist. - Deoghar. 3. Gouri Shankar Singh son of Arjun Prasad Singh resident of Vill - Bandajori, P.O. - Manigarhi, P.S. - Sarwan, Dist. - Deoghar. 4. Sukdeb Pandit son of Late Nakul Pandit resident of Village - Basidih, P.O. - Dumaria, P.S. - Sonaraithari, Dist. - Deoghar. 5. Ujjwal Kumar Bhokta son of Sidheshwar Prasad Bhokta resident of Chitra, P.O. & P.S. - Chitra, Dist. - Deoghar. 6. Ashok Kumar Singh son of Bindeshwari Prasad Singh resident of Vill - Garia, P.O. - Madhupur, P.S. - Madhupur, Dist. - Deoghar. 7. Shiromani Yadav son of Krishn Mahto resident of Village - Nawadih, P.O. - Koridih, P.S. - Jasidih, Dist. - Deoghar. 8. Bipin Bihari Singh Late Mahabir Prasad Singh resident of Village & P.O. - Bamangama, P.S. - Sarat, Dist. - Deoghar. 9. Pankaj Kumar son of Bijay Kumar Ray resident of Village –Raidih P.O. - Ghorlas, P.S. - Mohanpur, Dist. - Deoghar. 10. Rajinikant Mishra son of Late Ashutosh Mishra resident of Purandaha, P.O., P.S. & Dist. - Deoghar. 11. Kamal Kant Ray son of Barun Kumar Ray resident of Vill -Singhjori, P.O. - Punasi, P.S. -Jasidih, Dist. - Deoghar. 12. Amit Kumar son of Murari Choudhary resident of Govindpur, P.O. & P.S.-Karon, Dist. - Deoghar. 13. Bikash Kumar Roy son of Late Sita Ram Roy resident of Village - Narangi, P.O. & P.S. -Sarwan, Dist. - Deoghar. 14. Sidharth Shankar Roy son of Baleshwar Prasad Ray resident of Village - Beltikari, P.O. & P.S. - Kasathi, Dist. - Deoghar. 15. Md. Tanweerul Hassan son of Haji Hussain Ansari resident of Village - Pipra, P.O. & P.S. - Margomunda, Dist. - Deoghar. 16. Praveen Kumar son of Bhagirath Bhaiya resident of Village Jama, P.O. - Charpa, P.S. -Madhupur, Dist. - Deoghar. 17. Bharat Lal Bhaiya son of Niranjan Bhaiya resident of Village - Tendri, P.S. -Madhupur, P.O. - Bhaggora, Dist. - Deoghar. 18. Subodh Kumar Yadav son of Late Surendra Prasad Yadav resident of Village Kakni, P.O. Satyahar, P.S.- Nawadih, Dist. - Dumka. 19. Sanjay Kumar, son of Late Manilal Mandal resident of Dudhani, P.O., P.S. & Dist. - Dumka. 20. Vivekanand Rai son of Madhusudan Prasad Rai resident of Village - Baratand, P.O. Satsa, P.S.-Maslaya, Dist. - Dumka. 21. Ramprakash Singh son of Late Surajpal Singh resident of Thana Road, P.O., P.S. & Dist. - Dumka. 22. Santosh Kumar son of Visheshwar Choudhary resident of Govindpur, P.O. & P.S. -Karon, Dist. –Deoghar .......Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. -Dhurwa, Dist. - Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. 4. The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. 5. The Joint Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, Dist. - Ranchi. 6. The Deputy Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. 7. Chief Engineer, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. .....Respondents With W.P (C) No. 1475 of 2019 1. Kolhan Samvedak Sangh, an association of Contractors of Kolhann area comprising east and west Singhbhum District having its office at Indira Colony Road No 4, Adityapur-2 P.O Adityapur P.S Adityapur Town Jamshedpur District Saraikella-Kharsawan through its Co-Secretary Kamal Nayan aged about 40 years Son of Sri Birendra Kumar Sharma, resident of Bhatiya Basti P.O Adityapur, P.S Adityapur Town Jamshedpur District Seraiella -Kharsawan. 2. Kamal Nayan aged about 40 Years Son of Birendra Kumar Sharma Resident of Bhatia Basti, Adityapur P.O & P.S Adityapur Town Jamshedpur District Seraikella-Kharsawan. ...Petitioners Versus 1. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary Govt of Jharkhand having its office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa P.O. Dhurwa P.S Jagarnathpur District Ranchi. 2. The Secretary, Rural Development (Rural Works) having its office at FFP, Building, Dhurwa At & P.O Dhurwa P.S Jagarnathpur District Ranchi. 3. The Chief Engineer, Rural Development Department (Rural Works) having its office at Engineers Building, Kutchary Road, P.O G.P.O Ranchi P.S Kotwali District-Ranchi. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Rural Works Department, Chaibasa At, & P.O Chaibasa District Singhbhum (West) ...Respondents --- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Piyush Chitresh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ashok Kr. Yadav, Sr.SC-I Mr. Aditya Kumar, AC to Sr. SC-I Mr. Suresh Kumar, Advocate --- 07/ Dated: 29.01.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in these writ petitions no longer survives for adjudication in view of the subsequent notification dated 09.09.2020 amending the Jharkhand PWD Code. 2. Recording the said submission, these writ petitions are closed as infructuous. (M. S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J) (Deepak Roshan, J.) Amit/Vedanti