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2018 DIGILAW 1383 (JHR)

Kishore Tiwary v. State Of Jharkhand

2018-07-02

AMITAV K.GUPTA, D.N.PATEL

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JUDGMENT D.N. Patel, A.C.J. - This Letters Patent Appeal has been preferred by the Original Petitioner, whose writ petition, being W.P.(C) No. 5340 of 2011, was dismissed by the learned Single Judge vide Judgment dated 18th December, 2014. 2. Having heard counsels appearing for both sides and looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, it appears that this is a money suit type of writ petition preferred by this appellant. 3. This appellant is claiming Rs. 5,25,858/- from the respondents mainly for the reason that deductible amount is Rs. 1,99, 405/- (10% of the sale proceeds of Khair Wood), whereas, amount deducted is Rs. 7,25,263/-. 4. The respondent Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation Ltd. has also an arguable defence that more than 10% of the sale proceeds went towards publication of tenders etc. 5. Be that as it may, without analysing the detailed calculation of the amount to be paid to this appellant, the fact remains that this appellant has preferred a "Money suit type of writ petition". Respondents also have an arguable case. In these set of circumstances, we cannot exercise the power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India because cogent and convincing evidences are required to be led by the appellant. This aspect of the matter has been properly appreciated by the learned Single Judge vide judgment and order dated 18th December, 2014 in W.P.(C) No. 5340 of 2011. 6. We are, therefore, not inclined to entertain this Letters Patent Appeal. Nonetheless, liberty is reserved with the appellant to prefer a Civil Suit for recovery of the amount before a competent court as per Section 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure. As and when the said suit is filed, it would be decided on the evidence on record and without being influenced by the observations made by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 5340 of 2011 vide judgment and order dated 18th December, 2014. 7. With these observations, this Letters Patent Appeal is disposed of.