DAW LAL MOHTA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER, SOUTH CHOTANAGPUR DIVISION, RANCHI
WPC/6524/2025 · 2026-07-22
Sri Ananda Sen
body2026
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( 2026:JHHC:21728 )
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P. (C). No. 6524 of 2025
Daw Lal Mohta, aged about 90 years, son of Mangal Chand Mohta, resident of Opposite Ashok Nagar Gate No. 1, E-38, Ashok Vihar, PO & PS – Ashok Nagar, Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand through the Commissioner, South Chotanagpur Division, Ranchi, having his office at PO & PS – Kutchery, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.
2. The Commissioner, South Chotanagpur Division, Ranchi, having its office at PO & PS – Kutchery, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.
3. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, having his office at PO & PS – Kutchery, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.
4. The Sub-Divisional Officer-cum-House Rent Controller, Ranchi having its office at PO & PS – Kutchery, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.
5. G.E.L. Church in Chotanagpur and Assam, a society registered under Societies Registration Act having its office at G.E.L. Chutrch Compound, Main Road, Ranchi through its General Secreatary, Iswar Datt Kandulna, son of late Herman Kandulna, resident of G.E.L. Church Compound, Ranchi, PO – GPO, PS – Lower bazar, District – Ranchi. … … Respondents ---
CORAM :
SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ayush Aditya, Advocate
For the Respondent : Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, SC (L&C)-I
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02/22nd July, 2026
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to prefer an appeal.
2. Considering the prayer of the petitioner, the petitioner is at liberty to prefer an appeal before an appropriate authority.
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3. If an appeal is filed along with an application for condonation of delay, the application for condonation of delay will be considered sympathetically by the authority, keeping in view that this writ petition was pending before this Court.
4. It is expected that the authority will dispose of the appeal on merits after hearing the parties.
5. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of.
6. Pending I.A., if any, also stands disposed of.
(ANANDA SEN, J.)
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Dated: 22.07.2026
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