2026:JHHC:10975 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI C.M.P. No. 356 of 2026 Rajendra Prasad, S/o Sri Damodar Ram, R/o Near Bridgeford School, Village Dungari, P.O. and P.S. Hatia, District Ranchi .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department, Government of Jharkhand 3.The Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Jharkhand 4.The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resource Department, Government of Jharkhand 5.The Additional Secretary, Water Resource Department, Government of Jharkhand 6.The Joint Secretary, Water Resource Department, Government of Jharkhand 7.The Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribag 8.The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Deoghar 9.The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Dumka 10.The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Dumka … Respondent(s). …… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate For the State : Ms. Amrita Banerjee, AC to G.P.-I …...... 02/ 17.04.2026: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. This Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed for restoration of W.P.(S) No.876 of 2022. 3. The said case was not dismissed for default rather an order was passed on merits of the case, holding that the writ petition was not maintainable, since the earlier writ petition on the same cause of action challenging the same order was withdrawn without taking any liberty. 4. Since, the writ petition being W.P.(S) No.876 of 2022 was not dismissed for default on 17.11.2025, there is no question of restoration. Accordingly, the instant Civil Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed as not maintainable. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17th April, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 18 /04/2026