RANCHI, India, Dec. 30 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 1:
1. The writ petition is under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the following reliefs:-
a. For issuance of an appropriate writ/writs commanding upon the respondents not to levy additional royalty @ 14 % pursuant to notice dated 09/05/2022 issued by respondent no.4 and for further direction upon the respondents either to refund or adjust additional royalty which has been levied/realized from the petitioners pursuant to notice dated 09/05/2022 along with 10% interest.
2. Mr. Kalyan Roy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has argued the matter on merit.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the State and Mr. Das, learned counsel appearing for the Central Coal Field Ltd. has submitted that in view of Annexure-5, the present writ petition is not fit to be maintainable.
4. Mr. Roy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners upon the submission made by the learned counsel for the CCL, by referring to the judgment passed by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of State of U.P. and Another v. Northern Coal Fields reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 4092 and the judgment passed by this Court in Central Coalfields Limited v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. [W.P.(C) No.4478 of 2019] has sought for liberty to ventilate his grievance by making appropriate representation before the concerned respondent/s.
5. There is no opposition on behalf of the learned counsel for the respondents.
6. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.
7. Interim order dated 04.07.2025 stands vacated.
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