RANCHI, India, Jan. 14 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 15:

1. This instant Public Interest Litigation was filed in the year 2015 for the grant of following reliefs:

a. For issuance of writ in the nature of Mandamus upon the respondents especially respondent no. 7, 8 and 9 to resume the investigation as the notification vide Memo no. 2408, dated 08.05.2014 and Memo No. 2407, issued by the respondent no.3 way back in May 2014, but till date the investigation has not been initiated, as because some senior officers of the Govt. of India, the then C.R.P.F. Officers and others are deeply involved in the crime called "surrender scam".

b. For the direction upon the respondents especially respondent no.9 to submit the status report of investigation.

c. For the direction upon the respondents to submit the total amount of money received and spent upon the rehabilitation of the Ex-Maoist, as the Maoist, who have surrendered, has not received support of the surrender policy.

d. For the direction upon the respondents rehabilitate the genuinely surrendered Maoist in true and proper perspective by withdrawing all the cases against them, so that, the policy for surrender of Maoist may act as a catalyst to this effect

2. Over the period of one decade this Court has passed various orders and even now the matter is stated to be still under investigation as is evident from para 20 of the affidavit dated 12th of December 2025 filed on behalf of the Director General of Police, Jharkhand, through the S.P. (City), Ranchi, which reads as under:-

20. That it is submitted that the present Investigating Officer of this case, Paras Ran, SP (City) has taken the charge of investigation of this case on 22/09/2025 and investigation is still continuing in the case and the updated status will be submitted before the Hon'ble Court as and when demanded."

3. Since the issue is a sensitive one and moreover, the investigation is still going on, we would not like to influence the investigation either way and would let it proceed in accordance with law.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would then submit that there are certain individual grievances.

5. We make it clear that such grievances can always be redressed by this Court separately and cannot be made the subject matter of the writ petition which, in our considered opinion, has now achieved its purpose.

6. Therefore, while closing this petition we leave it open to the individuals to approach this Court for redressal of their grievances, if any, and in case the respondents do not proceed with the investigation, or, in any way, violate any of the orders that have been passed by the Court, it shall always be open to the petitioner to revive this petition.

7. As regards the individual claims regarding rehabilitation policy of grant of employment, it shall always be open to the individuals to approach this Court by way of separate writ petitions, as the same cannot be made the subject matter of the instant Public Interest Litigation.

8. With the aforesaid directions and observations, this Public Interest Litigation stands disposed of.

9. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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