( 2026:JHHC:556 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI C.M.P. No.791 of 2025 ------ 1. Shankar Munda, aged about 49 years, Son of Late Balku Munda, 2. Bhola Prasad, aged about 44 years, Son of Rameshwar Mahato, 3. Deepak Munda, aged about 35 years, Son of Bhola Munda, 4. Yashvant Sagar, aged about 32 years, Son of Tileshwar Mahto, 5. Pradeep Mahto, aged about 45 years, Son of Madho Mahto, 6. Ramchandra Munda, aged about 55 years, Son of Jeetan Munda, 7. Rajendra Kumar, aged about 34 years, Son of Rameshwar Pahan, 8. Jageshwar Pahan, aged about 42 years, Son of Ramjit Pahan, 9. Sanjay Munda, aged about 41 years, Son of Gopal Munda, 10. Surendra Nath Kushwaha, aged about 49 years, Son of Bhuneshwar Munda, 11. Naresh Munda, aged about 55 years, Son of Ganesh Munda, 12. Preetam Munda, aged about 34 years, Son of Laldeo Munda, 13. Vikas Kumar, aged about 22 years, Son of Late Sohram Munda, 14. Sahdeo Munda, aged about 42 years, Son of Majinath Munda, 15. Lalu Pahan, aged about 43 years, Son of Gajpath Pahan, 16. Shankar Munda, aged about 47 years, Son of Mandeo Munda, 17. Dhaneshwar Munda, aged about 60 years, Son of Dhengu Munda, 18. Nageshwar Munda, aged about 42 years, Son of Jagdish Munda, 19. Kameshwar Munda, aged about 23 years, Son of Late Mahadeo Munda, 20. Baldeo Munda, aged about 37 years, Son of Rameshwar Munda, 21. Sandeep Kumar Munda, aged about 22 years, Son of Late Jageshwar Munda, 22. Rajesh Munda, aged about 34 years, Son of Shankar Munda, 23. Shankar Munda, aged about 34 years, Son of Gopal Munda, 24. Bhola Munda, aged about 63 years, Son of Late Balku Munda, 25. Suresh Mahto, aged about 49 years, Son of Late Arjun Mahto, 26. Santosh Munda, aged about 43 years, Son of Bhola Munda, 27. Ramesh Kumar, aged about 31 years, Son of Late Rambrit Pahan, 28. Dhaneshwar Munda, aged about 36 years, Son of Late Tetra Munda 29. Naresh Munda, aged about 50 years, Son of Jeetan Munda, 30. Shivnath Munda, aged about 34 years, Son of Late Somar Munda, 31. Ram Prasad Munda, aged about 45 years, Son of Late Pusa Munda, 32. Mahabir Prasad, aged about 41 years, Son of Rameshwar Mahto, 33. Arjun Munda, aged about 47 years, Son of Harinath Munda, 34. Prayag Mahto, aged about 31 years, Son of Late Jagan Mahto, 35. Ranjay Munda, aged about 35 years, Son of Gopal Munda, 36. Ratho Munda, aged about 50 years, Son of Late Kaila Munda, 37. Birbal Munda, aged about 31 years, Son of Late Sohrai Munda, 38. Naresh Munda, aged about 33 years, Son of Ratho Munda, 39. Dhananjay Munda, aged about 32 years, Son of Rahto Munda, 40. Arun Kumar, aged about 54 years, Son of Rahto Munda, 41. Nanku Munda, aged about 33 years, Son of Late Kashinath Munda, 42. Sanjay Munda, aged about 37 years, Son of Dhaneshwar Munda, 43. Dhanraj Pahan, aged about 61 years, Son of Late Jaghan Pahan, All resident of village – Hesla, P.O. – P.T.P.S., P.S.- Patratu, District- Ramgarh, Jharkhand; … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi 3. Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Government of Jharkhand, P.O. +P.S.- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. 4. Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh, having its office at Collectorate Building, Ramgarh, P.O.+P.S.- Ramgarh, District Ramgarh. 5. Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribagh, having its office at Collectorate Building, Hazaribagh, P.O. + Ps.- Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh. 6. District Land Acquisition Officer, Ramgarh, having its office at Collectorate Building, Ramgarh, P.O. + P.S. Ramgarh, District- Ramgarh. 7. District Land Acquisition Officer, Hazaribagh, having it office at Collectorate Building, Hazaribagh, P.O. + P.S.- Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh. 8. General Manager, Patratu Thermal Power Station (P.T.P.S.), P.O.- P.T.P.S., P.S.- Patratu, District- Ramgarh. … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Pradeep Kr. Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Suresh Kumar, SC (L&C)-II : Mr. Anshuman Kumar, AC to SC (L&C)-II For the OP 2 : Mr. Mukesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate : Mr. Sumiran Srivastava, Advocate ------ Order No:-04 Dated:-09-01-2026 Heard the parties. This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed by the petitioners with the prayer for restoration of W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 to its original file which stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 28.07.2025. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 28.07.2025 by this Court. It is next submitted that, the learned counsel for the petitioners could not mark the case in the cause list due to inadvertence, hence, the learned counsel for the petitioners could not appear before this Court when the said W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 was called out, resulting in dismissal of the said W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 for non-prosecution. It is next submitted that non-prosecution before this Court on 28.07.2025 was neither deliberate nor intentional. It is also submitted that the petitioners have very good grounds to agitate in the said W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 and unless the same is restored to its original file, the petitioners will be highly prejudiced. Hence, it is submitted that the W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 be restored to its original file. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties has not raised any serious objection. Considering the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the facts and circumstances of this case, W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 is directed to be restored to its original file at the same stage at which it was before its dismissal. Registry is directed to list W.P.(C) No.4048 of 2017 before the concerned Bench after a week. This Civil Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of accordingly. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 09/01/2026 Abhiraj/