026:JHHC:13578 ) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P(S). No. 2153 of 2019 ---- Suresh Ram aged about 48 years, son of Late Jageshwar Ram resident of Village Manika, P.O and P.S Manika, District Latehar .......Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District Ranchi 2. The Departmental Establishment Committee, through its Chairman, the Secretary, Revenue Registration and Land Reforms Department, Govt of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District Ranchi 3. The Secretry, Revenue Registration and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District Ranchi 4. The Joint Secretary, Revenue Registration and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District Ranchi 5. The Deputy Commissioner, P.O & P.S Latehar, District Latehar 6. The Circle Officer, Manika, P.O & P.S Latehar, District Latehar 7. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Latehar, P.O& P.S Latehar, District Latehar .....Respondents --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --- For the Petitioners : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Sushant Kumar, A.C to S.C-II --- 10/ Dated: 05.05.2026 1. The instant application has been preferred by the petitioner for following relief(s) i. for issuance of an appropriate writ(s)/ order(s)/ direction (s) writ in nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to promote the petitioner on the post of Circle Inspector -cum-Kanongo as the petitioner fulfilled all the creitiera laid down by the government for the promotion to the post of Circle Inspector cum Kanoongo after considering the eligibility, seniority, qualification and experience which is required for promotion against the said post w.e.f the date on which similar situated person has been promoted against the post of Circle Inspector cum Kanoongo vide office order as contained in Memo No. 843/3Ranchi dated 026:JHHC:13578 ) 2 28.2.2019 and further prays to grant the benefit for the said post with all consequential benefit like others who have been guaranteed the said benefit for the said post. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has not been considered for promotion, though he was fully entitled. 3. A counter-affidavit has been filed in this case, wherein it is indicated that the petitioner was imposed major punishment. For brevity para 9 and 10 of the counter-affidavit is extracted herein below:- “9. That it is most humbly and respectively stated and submitted that the promotion against the post of CI cum Kanoongo may not be granted to the petitioner because major punishment has been imposed vide letter no. 369/est dated 28.06.2014. Also, vide above letter the benefit of MACP/ACP given to petitioner has already been reduced and the basic scale has given through major punishment. 10. That it is most humbly and respectively stated and submitted that vide memo no.369/est. dated 28.06.2014 the ACP and MACP benefit was suspended and only livelihood allowance was allowed.” 4. Having regard to the submission made in para 9 and 10 of the counter-affidavit, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands dismissed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Abha/- 05.05.2026