BRAHMI IMPEX LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:-

(2.) Before dealing with the merits of the matter and the facts of the case it is necessary to bring on record the details of the respondents arrayed in the present writ petition as there has been subsequent impleadment as well as deletion from time to time. Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 is Union of India whereas respondent Nos. 3 to 7 represents the State of Jharkhand. Respondent Nos. 8 to 10 are the private respondents namely Tata Steel Limited, M/s. Jindal Steel Limited and M/s. Essar Steel (Jharkhand) Ltd. respectively. Subsequently M/s. JSW Steel Limited preferred an LA. No. 3031 of 2007 for intervention and they were added as respondent No. 11. However, in reply to the I.A. the petitioner made a categorical statement that no relief has been claimed against them and they are not the contesting parties and thus they can be deleted. The matter came up for hearing on 3.9.2008 and the learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Joy Saha made an oral prayer to delete Respondent No. 9 also. An order was passed deleting the name of respondent No. 10 from the memo of parties and the second I.A.No. 1935 of 2008 was accordingly disposed of. Likewise today the counsel for the petitioner in view of its own affidavit in reply to the I.A. No. 3031 of 2007 preferred by JSW Steel Limited prays to delete them from the array of respondent as no relief has been claimed against them. Considering the aforesaid facts, respondent No. 11 and respondent No. 9 as prayed for are also deleted. Thus the only contesting private respondent left is M/s. Tata Steel Limited as respondent No. 8.

(3.) The facts in brief are set out as under: -