PRAMOD KUMAR PANDEY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. Jaishankar Tiwari, counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Ashish Kr. Thakur, J.C. to S.C. (L & C) for the respondents-state. No one appears on behalf of respondent no. 5 in spite of valid service of notice upon the said respondent.

(2.) This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for the following reliefs:-

(3.) At the outset, it is submitted by counsel for the respondents that the issue involved in this case has to be first adjudicated by the concerned authority, i.e. Special Officer, Schedule Area Regulation, Ranchi and the issue involved in this case is mixed question of fact and law which cannot be decided in the writ jurisdiction. A counter-affidavit has been filed by the respondents and it is stated at paragraph no. 9 and 10 that the matter is pending for evidence and no final order has been passed in this case. However, he submits that present status of the matter is not known to the parties.