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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

W.P.(C) No. 704 of 2021

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M/s. Vandi Industrial Engineers having its local office

at Sansar Apartment, 403, 4th Floor, Block-A, New A.G.

Colony, Kadru, P.O. & P.S.-Argora, District-Ranchi;

through its proprietor Satish Choudhary @ Satish

Kumar Choudhary @ Satish Kumar, aged about 56

years, son of Late Dina Nath Choudhary, Resident of

C/336, Koelnagar, Rourkela, P.O. Shakti Nagar, P.S.-

Jhirpani, District-Sundergarh (Odisha), Pin Code-

769014. ..… Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand.

2. The Principal Secretary, Labour, Employment &

Training Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Nepal

House, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Distt. Ranchi.

3. The Chief Inspector of Factories, Jharkhand, having

its Office at Labour Building, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.-

Doranda, Distt. Ranchi.

4. Gopal Kumar, son of not known to petitioner, Dy.

Chief Factory Inspector, Ranchi-cum-Incharge, Chief

Inspector of Factories, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its

Office at Labour Building, Doranda, P.O, & P.S.-

Doranda, Distt. Ranchi.

5. The Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bokaro Steel Plant,

Bokaro, through its Managing Director, P.O. & P.S.-

Bokaro Steel, District-Bokaro.

6. The GM(P)/Mills, E&P, P-NW, Bokaro Steel Plant,

SAIL, Bokaro Steel City, P.O. & P.S.-Bokaro Steel,

District-Bokaro. ..... Respondent(s)

with

W.P.(C) No. 36 of 2021

….…..

M/s. Vandi Industrial Engineers having its local office

at Sansar Apartment, 403, 4th Floor, Block-A, New A.G.

Colony, Kadru, P.O. & P.S.-Argora, District-Ranchi;

through its proprietor Satish Choudhary @ Satish

Kumar Choudhary @ Satish Kumar, aged about 56

years, son of Late Dina Nath Choudhary, Resident of

C/336, Koelnagar, Rourkela, P.O. Shakti Nagar, P.S.-

Jhirpani, District-Sundergarh (Odisha), Pin Code-

769014. ..… Petitioner(s)

Versus

1.The State of Jharkhand.

2. The Principal Secretary, Labour, Employment &

Training Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Nepal

House, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Distt. Ranchi.

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3. The Chief Inspector of Factories, Jharkhand, having

its Office at Labour Building, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.-

Doranda, Distt. Ranchi.

4. Gopal Kumar, son of not known to petitioner, Dy.

Chief Factory Inspector, Ranchi-cum-Incharge, Chief

Inspector of Factories, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its

Office at Labour Building, Doranda, P.O, & P.S.-

Doranda, Distt. Ranchi. ..... Respondent(s)

with

Cont. Case (Civil) No. 154 of 2023

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M/s. Vandi Industrial Engineers having its local office

at Sansar Apartment, 403, 4th Floor, Block-A, New A.G.

Colony, Kadru, P.O. & P.S.-Argora, District-Ranchi;

through its proprietor Satish Choudhary @ Satish

Kumar Choudhary @ Satish Kumar, aged about 56

years, son of Late Dina Nath Choudhary, Resident of

C/336, Koelnagar, Rourkela, P.O. Shakti Nagar, P.S.-

Jhirpani, District-Sundergarh (Odisha), Pin Code-

769014. ..… Petitioner(s)

Versus

1.The State of Jharkhand.

2. Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Principal Secretary, Department

of Labour and Government of Jharkhand, having its

office at Nepal House, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, District-

Ranchi.

3. Mr. Gopal Prasad, son of Shri B.P. Singh, resident of

G.B.-23, B.S. City, Sector-I, Police Station Sector-IV,

District-Bokaro Jharkhand at present posted and

working as in Charge Chief Inspector of Factories,

Government of Jharkhand, having its office at

Neighbour Building, Doranda, P.O. & P.S. Doranda,

District-Ranchi. ..... Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Krishna Murari, Advocate

(In all the cases)

For the Respondents : Mr. Manish Mishra, G.P.-V

(in W.P.(C) No. 704 of 2021)

Mr. J.F.Toppo, G.A.-V

(in W.P.(C) No. 36 of 2021 & Cont. Cvl. No. 154 of 2023)

For the SAIL : Mr. Shresth Gautam, Adv

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C.A.V. ON 29/01/2026 PRONOUNCED ON: 25/02/2026

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. W.P.(C) No. 36 of 2021 was filed under Article 226 of

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the Constitution of India for the following reliefs: -

I. For quashing the impugned letter no. JH/CIF/7/Com.

1046/2015 dated 14.08.2020 issued under the

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