( 2026:JHHC:14546-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 3126 of 2026 Rajwardhan Hitech Construction Private Limited through its Director Manoj Kumar Singh (aged about 58 years) son of Ramadhar Singh, Resident of WS 9/101, Harmu Housing Colony, P.O. - Harmu, P.S. - Argora, District-Ranchi. ….. ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, District – Ranchi. 2. The Secretary, Water Recourses Department, Nepal House, P.O. & P.S. - Doranda, District – Ranchi. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief - 1, Water Recourses Department, Nepal House, P.O. & P.S. - Doranda, District – Ranchi. 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Recourses Department, Hazaribagh, At, P.O., P. S. & District – Hazaribagh. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Waterways Circle, Hazaribagh, At, P.O., P. S. & District – Hazaribagh. 6. The Executive Engineer, Waterways Division, At, P.O., P. S. & District - Hazaribagh. ….. ….. Respondents ------ CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ------ For the Petitioner : Mr V.P. Singh, Sr. Advocate Ms Bandana Kumari Sinha, Advocate Ms Ragini Kumari, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr Piyush Chitresh, AC to AG ----- 02 /Dated: 13.05.2026 1. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, based on instructions from the petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw this petition with liberty to avail of the alternate remedy available under the law. 2. Leave is granted with liberty as prayed for. All contentions of all parties, including those raised in this petition, are explicitly kept open because we have not examined the rival contentions of the parties on merits. 3. The petition is disposed of with liberty in the above terms and no order for costs. (M.S. Sonak, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) May 13, 2026 Ranjeet / R.Kr. / NAFR