DHANANJAY KUMAR JHA vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY Advocate - RAJIV RANJAN, ,MANISH KUMAR,ADVOCATE GENERAL,ADVOCATE GENERAL,ABHAY KR MISHRA,KRISHNA PRAJAPATI,ANIL KUMAR — WPC/5126/2021

Next hearing: 01st April 2026.

Next hearing 01-Apr-2026

CNR: JHHC010377622021

Filing Number

WPC/7370/2021

Filing Date

10-Dec-2021

Registration No

WPC/5126/2021

Registration Date

15-Dec-2021

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

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION ( 161 )

Sub-Category

Right To Information Act 2005 ( 12 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Last updated 26-Mar-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DHANANJAY KUMAR JHA

    Adv. IN PERSON

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY Advocate - RAJIV RANJAN, ,MANISH KUMAR,ADVOCATE GENERAL,ADVOCATE GENERAL,ABHAY KR MISHRA,KRISHNA PRAJAPATI,ANIL KUMAR

  2. 2.DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

  3. 3.THE TEMPLE IN CHARGE CUM PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

  4. 4.BABA BAIDHYANATH TEMPLE MANAGEMENT BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN

  5. 5.JHARKHAND STATE HINDU RELIGIOUS TRUST BOARD THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT

  6. 6.THE PANDA DHARMA RAKSHINI SABHA THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT

Case History

  1. 01-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    High on Board

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

  3. 23-Mar-2026

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

    WPC 5126/2021 was adjourned and listed for hearing on 1st April, 2026, as requested by the Advocate General. This PIL petition, filed by the Advocates' Association, was consolidated with six related matters before the High Court of Jharkhand. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    High on Board

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

  5. 18-Mar-2026

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

  6. 18-Mar-2026

    High on Board

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

  7. 17-Mar-2026

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

  8. 17-Mar-2026

    Orders

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

  9. 10-Feb-2026

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

  10. 10-Feb-2026

    High on Board

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

  11. 09-Feb-2026

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

  12. 09-Feb-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  13. 05-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  14. 05-Jan-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  15. 15-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  16. 15-Dec-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  17. 10-Dec-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  18. 26-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  19. 26-Nov-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  20. 21-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  21. 21-Nov-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  22. 20-Nov-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  23. 07-Nov-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  24. 30-Oct-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  25. 10-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  26. 10-Sep-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  27. 08-Sep-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  28. 01-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan),HON'BLE Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  29. 01-Sep-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  30. 04-Aug-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  31. 16-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao),hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh ShankarView PDF

  32. 16-Jun-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  33. 24-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao),hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  34. 24-Mar-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  35. 24-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao),hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  36. 24-Feb-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  37. 05-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao),hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  38. 05-Feb-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary

  39. 02-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao),hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar ChoudharyView PDF

  40. 02-Jan-2025

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  41. 05-Dec-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (M.s. Ramachandra Rao) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  42. 27-Sep-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  43. 20-Sep-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  44. 13-Sep-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  45. 06-Sep-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  46. 30-Aug-2024

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  47. 12-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj),hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar RaiView PDF

  48. 12-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj),hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar RaiView PDF

  49. 12-Aug-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  50. 06-Aug-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  51. 02-Jul-2024

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  52. 02-Jul-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  53. 01-Jul-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  54. 24-Jun-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  55. 20-Jun-2024

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  56. 01-May-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  57. 24-Apr-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  58. 10-Apr-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  59. 19-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  60. 19-Mar-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  61. 12-Mar-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  62. 06-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  63. 06-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  64. 15-Dec-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  65. 22-Nov-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  66. 22-Nov-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  67. 11-Oct-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  68. 11-Oct-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  69. 30-Aug-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  70. 25-Jul-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  71. 25-Jul-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  72. 14-Jul-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  73. 14-Jul-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  74. 07-Jul-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  75. 16-Jun-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  76. 16-Jun-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  77. 16-May-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  78. 16-May-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  79. 11-May-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  80. 11-May-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  81. 03-May-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  82. 03-May-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  83. 19-Apr-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  84. 19-Apr-2023

    Orders

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  85. 05-Apr-2023

    Orders(with defect)

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  86. 29-Mar-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  87. 29-Mar-2023

    Orders(with defect)

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.J. , Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  88. 15-Mar-2023

    Sri Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, C.j.,sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  89. 14-Dec-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  90. 29-Nov-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  91. 29-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  92. 23-Nov-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  93. 23-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  94. 23-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  95. 23-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  96. 11-Nov-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  97. 11-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  98. 11-Nov-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  99. 21-Oct-2022

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh KumarView PDF

  100. 21-Oct-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  101. 14-Oct-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  102. 14-Oct-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  103. 02-Sep-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  104. 22-Jul-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  105. 22-Jul-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  106. 24-Jun-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan),hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan PrasadView PDF

  107. 24-Jun-2022

    Orders(with defect)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice(dr. Ravi Ranjan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  108. 13-Jun-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  109. 10-Dec-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPC/5126/2021

casestatus.in Summary

WPC 5126/2021 was adjourned and listed for hearing on 1st April, 2026, as requested by the Advocate General. This PIL petition, filed by the Advocates' Association, was consolidated with six related matters before the High Court of Jharkhand. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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