IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13304 of 2009 M/S BIHAR GRANITES LTD. through its Director Sri Mohan Himat Singka, Son of Late Rajiwan Himat Singka, Resident of Boring Road, P.S.- Sri Krishna Puri, District:- Patna :---- Petitioner. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary, Department of Mines, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Bihar State Export Corporation through its Managing Director, Land Development Building, Budh Marg, 3rd Floor, Patna. 3. Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation through its Director, Indra Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna-1. 4. The District Mining Officer, Dumka/DEOGHAR 5. The Dy. Director, Mines-cum-Certificate Officer, Santhal Pargana, Dumka, Jharkhand. 6. The State of Jharkhand through Secretary, Department of Mines, Ranchi :--- Respondents. ----------- 02. 12.10.2009. Considered the defect pointed out by the office that the Writ Petition is not maintainable in the High Court at Patna. Perused the two impugned orders which is dated 9.4.2001 and 7.7.2009 (Annexures-5 and 6) issued by the Additional Director, Mines (Headquarter) of the State of Jharkhand and the District Certificate Officer, Dumka respectively in respect of a mining lease which was granted and surrendered prior to the division of the State of Bihar. 2. Aforesaid grant and surrender of the mining lease is hardly relevant as the two impugned orders (Annexures-5 and 6) have been passed by the authorities of the State of Jharkhand, petitioner should prefer writ petition against the two orders before the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi. 3. This writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)