WPC/4822/2016 of Manmohan Lal Sharma And Anr Vs Union Of India Through The Department Of Justice And Ors on 13 August 2026

1. Union of India, through Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice, (Department of Justice), P.O. & P.S. – New Delhi Central, New Delhi.

2. Secretary, National Legal Service Authority, 12/11, Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road, P.O. & P.S. – New Delhi Central, New Delhi.

3. Secretary, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, Nyaya Sadan, Near A.G. Officer, P.O-Doranda, P.S- Doranda, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.

4. Chairman, District Legal Services Authority cum Principal District and Sessions Judge, Latehar, P.O- Latehar, P.S- Latehar, District- Latehar, Jharkhand.

5. Secretary, District Legal Service Authority, Latehar, P.O- Latehar, P.S- Latehar, District-Latehar, Jharkhand.

… … Respondents

With W.P.(S) No.4822 of 2016 -----

1. Manmohan Lal Sharma, S/o Late Kedar Nath Rai Sharma, r/o Qtr. No.4115, Sec XII B, Bokaro Steel City, P.O. + P.S.-Bokaro Steel City, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand, Pin 827012.

2. Vijay Bahadur Singh, S/o Late Ramashish Singh, r/o Qtr. No.873, Sec-IC, Bokaro Steel City, P.O. + P.S.- Bokaro Steel City, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand, Pin 827001.

… … Petitioner Versus

1. Union of India through the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India, 4th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi--110001.

2. Member Secretary, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), New Delhi, at 12/11, Jam Nagar House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110011.

3. Member Secretary, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), Ranchi, at Nyay Sadan, Near A.G.

Office, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand, PIN-834002.

4. The Principal District Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Bokaro, at Bokaro, at P.O. + P.S. & District-Bokaro, Jharkhand, PIN 827001.

5. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Bokaro, at P.O. + P.S. & District-Bokaro, Jharkhand, PIN 827001.

6. State of Jharkhand. `------- CORAM:HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ------- [W.P.(S) No.4642 of 2016] For the Petitioner : Mr. J.J. Sanga, Advocate For the Resp. No.2 : Ms. Alpana Verma, Advocate

[W.P.(S) No.4822 of 2016] For the Petitioner : Mr. Subhneet Jha, Advocate For the Resp. No.1 : Mr. Prashant Vidyarthi, Advocate For the Resp. No.2 : Ms. Shivani Jaluka, Advocate For the State

: Mr. Ashok Kr. Singh, AC to SC(L&C)-III ------

Order No. 07/Dated 13th August, 2026

1. Mr. J.J. Sanga, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.(S) No.4642 of 2016 and Mr. Subhneet Jha, learned counsel associated with the office of Mr. Ramit Satendra, learned counsel on record, in W.P.(S) No.4822 of 2016, both jointly have submitted that the matter may be rendered to be infructuous in view of the judgment passed by Hon'ble Apex Court dated 03.06.2026 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.901 of 2016.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the NALSA Ms. Alpana Verma in W.P.(S) No.4642 of 2016 and Ms. Shivani Jaluka in W.P.(S) No.4822 of 2016, in addition to the order passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court, have submitted that both the petitioners have already attained the age of 65 years.

3. This Court, considering the submission made on behalf of the petitioners, is rendering these two writ petitions as infructuous and accordingly disposed of.

4. Pending interlocutory application, if any, also stands disposed of.

(Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.)

(Sanjay Prasad, J.) Date : 13th August, 2026 Birendra/