IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

L.P.A. No.716 of 2023

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1. The State of Jharkhand.

2. Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department,

Government of Jharkhand, Ρ.Ο. and P.S. Dhurwa,

Ranchi.

3. Under Secretary, Road Construction Department,

Government of Jharkhand, Ρ.Ο. and P.S. Dhurwa,

Ranchi.

4. Deputy Secretary, Road Construction Department,

Government of Jharkhand, Ρ.Ο. and P.S. Dhurwa,

Ranchi.

5. Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department,

Government of Jharkhand, Ρ.Ο. and P.S. Giridih Sadar,

Ranchi.

… … Appellants

Versus

Raj Kishore Prasad, Son of Late Lekhraj Das, Resident of Village-Chorsua, P.O. Pawapuri, P.S. Giriyak, District-

Nalanda (Bihar). … … Respondent

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD

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For the appellants : Ms. Sunita Kumari, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-II

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Order No. 07/Dated 23^rd December, 2025

Per Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The instant appeal is under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent directed against the order/judgment dated 11.04.2023 passed in W.P.(S) No.6481 of 2014. The appeal since has been filed after a delay of 250 days and, as such, to condone the delay one application under Section 5 of the

Limitation Act,