BRINCHI KUMAR RAI vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Advocate - RAJIV RANJAN — WPC/2196/2026

Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010262032025

Filing Number

WPC/8642/2025

Filing Date

01-Aug-2025

Registration No

WPC/2196/2026

Registration Date

30-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

MINES AND MINERALS ( 151 )

Sub-Category

Lease Matter ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BRINCHI KUMAR RAI

    Adv. KANTI KUMAR OJHA,SAHJA NAND SARASWATI,SAHJA NAND SARASWATI, ,SAHJA NAND SARASWATI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Advocate - RAJIV RANJAN

  2. 2.THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, GIRIDIH

  3. 3.THE DISTRICT MINING OFFICER, GIRIDIH,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

    The High Court of Jharkhand dismissed petitioner Brinchi Kumar Rai's writ petition challenging mining authorities' refusal to condone delay in filing a mineral concession renewal application under Rule 23(1) of the Jharkhand Mineral Concession Rules, 2004. The court held that mining authorities lack the power to condone delays in renewal applications, adopting reasoning from a similar precedent case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  5. 15-Sep-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 01-Aug-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPC/2196/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Jharkhand dismissed petitioner Brinchi Kumar Rai's writ petition challenging mining authorities' refusal to condone delay in filing a mineral concession renewal application under Rule 23(1) of the Jharkhand Mineral Concession Rules, 2004. The court held that mining authorities lack the power to condone delays in renewal applications, adopting reasoning from a similar precedent case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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