Authority: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi
Order Date: 03 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Samir Kumar Chatterjee, resident of Ranchi, filed C.M.P. No.615 of 2026 seeking an additional two weeks to remove a surviving defect in W.P.(C) No.2361 of 2021.
- Respondents: Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPI), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., represented by its Chairman‑cum‑MD, General Manager (P&A), General Manager Finance, and Chief Medical Officer.
- The defect relates to a modification of the order dated 18 November 2022 passed in C.M.P. No.419 of 2022, which the petitioner was required to rectify by 1 August 2025 as per the order dated 18 July 2025 in C.M.P. No.609 of 2025.
- The petitioner missed the August deadline due to inadvertence, claiming one surviving defect remained unnoted.
Final Outcome
- The Court, presided by Justice Rajesh Shankar, extended the deadline for removal of the surviving defect to 7 July 2026.
- The order dated 18 July 2025 (C.M.P. No.609 of 2025) is modified accordingly.
- The Court expressly stated that no further opportunity will be granted to the petitioner to remove the defect.
- The present C.M.P. No.615 of 2026 is disposed of.
Topics: Court Procedure, Coal Sector Litigation