Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:29380-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 4260 of 2025 Uma Shankar Ganguly, aged about 59 years, son of Late Mritunjay Ganguly, Permanent R/o Village-Bolora, P.O. Makarkole, P.S. Onda, District Bankura, West Bengal, Pin-722144. At present R/o Q. No.2/134, CIMFR Colony, Digwadih, P.O. F.R.I, P.S. Jorapokhar, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ... ... ... Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Office at Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, P.O. & P.S. Mehrauli, District New Delhi, Pin-110016. 2. The Director, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), office at Digwadih, P.O. FRI, P.S. Jorapokhar, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 3. The Senior Principal Scientist, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR- CIMFR), Office at Digwadih, P.O. F.R.I., P.S. Jorapokhar, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 4. The Senior Principal Scientist, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR- CIMFR), Regional Centre, Roorkee, CBRI Campus, Roorkee, P.O. & P.S. Roorkee, District Haridwar, Uttarakhand. … … ... Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ PRASAD --------- For the Petitioner : Mr Soumitra Baroi, Advocate For the Respondent (UOI) : Mr Prashant Vidyarthy, Sr. Panel Counsel Mr Romit Kumar, Advocate For the Resp. Nos.2 to 4 : Mr Abhay Prakash, Advocate Mr Durgesh Agarwal, Advocate --------- 03 / Dated: 30.09.2026 Mr Soumitra Baroi, learned counsel for the petitioner, based on instruction from the petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw this petition. Leave is granted. This writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. -2- I.As, if any, pending in this petition will not survive and are disposed of. (M. S. Sonak, C.J.) (Manoj Prasad, J.) September 30, 2026 BS/Madhav/-