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2026 DAILYLAW 297 (JHR)

NEHA RANI v. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

C.M.P./211/2025 · 2026-01-09

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2026:JHHC:551 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI C.M.P. No.211 of 2025 ------ Neha Rani, aged about 30 years, daughter of Sri Ashok Kumar Choudhary, resident of Maa Durga Apartment, Flat-D-5, Block-B, Parsudih, Near Shiv Mandir, P.S.-Parsudih, Jamshedpur, Bhagabera, Tatanagar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 831002. Adhar Number 5533 6474 3334, Mob. Number 9955452192. … Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, New Delhi, P.O. + P.S.- Shashtri Bhawan 110001. 2. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, New Delhi, P.O. + P.S.-Shashtri Bhawan 110001. 3. The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) through its Chairman, Main Campus, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S.-Kalyanpur. 4. The Director, the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) through its Chairman, Main Campus, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S.-Kalyanpur. 5. Dean (Academic), the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) through its Chairman, Main Campus, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S.-Kalyanpur. 6. The Head of Department, Computer Science and Engineering, the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) through its Chairman, Main Campus, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S.-Kalyanpur. 7. The Assistant Registrar, (Examination and Academic), the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) through its Chairman, Main Campus, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, P.O. + P.S.-Kalyanpur. … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek S. Sinha, Advocate For the OPs : Ms. Laxmi Murmu, GP-I : Mr. Saurav Mahto, AC to GP-I : Mr. Anoop Kr. Mehta, Advocate : Mr. Pratyush, Advocate : Mr. Praveen Tirkey, Advocate ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-09-01-2026 Heard the parties. This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed by the petitioner with the prayer for restoration of W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 to its original file which stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 04.04.2024. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 04.04.2024 by this Court. It is next submitted that due to inadvertence on the part of conducting counsel, hence, the learned counsel for the petitioner could not appear before this Court when the said W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 was called out, resulting in dismissal of the said W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 for non-prosecution. It is next submitted that non-prosecution before this Court on 04.04.2024 was neither deliberate nor intentional. It is also submitted that the petitioner has very good grounds to agitate in the said W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 and unless the same is restored to its original file, the petitioner will be highly prejudiced. Hence, it is submitted that the W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 be restored to its original file. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have not raised any serious objection. Considering the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the facts and circumstances of this case, W.P.(C) No.6224 of 2019 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.6224 of 2019 before the concerned Bench after a week. This Civil Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of accordingly. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 09/01/2026 Abhiraj/