KOLESHWAR TANA BHAGAT ALIAS KAULESHWAR BHAGAT v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
WPC/1703/2026 · 2026-03-19
Sri Ananda Sen
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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2026:JHHC:7688
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 1703 of 2026 ------ Koleshwar Tana Bhagat @ Kauleshwar Bhagat, S/o Late Jadu Tana Bhagat, R/o Village-Kalyanpur, PO-Bahera, PS-Piperwar, Dist- Chatra.
… … Petitioner(s) Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Department of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Govt. of Jharkhand having its office at Nepal House, PO & PS- Doranda, Dist-Ranchi.
2. Deputy Commissioner, Chatra, PO + PS-Kotwali & Dist- Chatra.
3. Authorized Officer-cum-Divisional Forest Officer, Chatra, North Forest Division, Chatra.
4. Forest Range Officer, Hunterganj, Hunterganj Forest Range, PO & PS-Hunterganj, Dist-Chatra.
5. Divisional Forest Officer, North Forest Division, Chatra.
… … Respondent(s) ------
CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Baibhaw Gahlaut, AC to AAG-V
------ 02/ 19th March, 2026
1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some argument, in view of Section 52A of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, seeks permission to withdraw this writ application to file a Revision before the Statutory Authority.
2.
Prayer is allowed.
3.
Accordingly, this writ application is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
4.
If the petitioner files a limitation application along with the Revision, the same will be considered by the Revisional Authority sympathetically, considering the fact that this writ petition was pending before this Court.
5.
Once the Revision is filed, the Revisional Authority will try to disposed of the same at the earliest.
(ANANDA SEN, J.) 19.03.2026 S.K.D/CP-2
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