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2025 DAILYLAW 12205 (JHR)

PUSHPA DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

WPC/2563/2025 · 2025-06-16

Deepak Roshan

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2025:JHHC:15771 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 2563 of 2025 --------- Pushpa Devi W/o Nand Kishor Choudhary aged about 38 years Resident of House No. 7, Ward No. 02, P.O. Bagjora, P.S. Madhupur Dist- Deoghar ......Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand; 2. The Secretary, health, Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi officiated from Project Building, P.O. + P.S. Dhurwa, District - Ranchi. 3. The Director, Jharkhand Rural health Mission Committee, Health Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Jharkhand Namkum, Ranchi, P.O & P.S.- Namkum, Dist.- Ranchi 4. The Deputy Commissioner Deoghar, P.O. P.S. & Dist.-Deoghar. 5. The Civil Surgeon cum chief medical officer Deoghar P.O.& P.S. & Dist.-Deoghar 6. The Deputy Superintendent of Sub Divisional Hospital Madhupur P.O. & P.S. Madhupur Dist- Deoghar 7. The Charge medical officer community health centre Madhupur, P.O. & P.S. Madhupur Dist.- Deoghar .....Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lakhan Chandra Roy, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Divyam, A.C. to S.C.-IV --------- 02/Dated:-16.06.2025 1. Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for the following reliefs: (i) For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of writ of mandamus to direct the respondent to allow the petitioner to work as a Sahiya Sathi at cluster Kurmidih as per her selection on 27.02.2024 by president ship of respondent No. 6 which was held on 27.02.2024 whereby and where under the petitioner has been selected unanimously as a sahiya sathi of cluster Kurmidih as per letter bearing letter No. 237(N) dated 22.02.2024 issued by the respondent No. 5 (ii) For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of writ of certiorari to quash the letter bearing letter No. 262 dated 29.02.2024 (Annexure-5) issued by respondent No. 6 to respondent No. 5 stating that the selection of sahiya sathi has been cancelled as per direction of Doctor Equbal Khan the Medical officer RBSK Madhupur who has been appointed as Observer of said selection of Sahiya Sathi. 2025:JHHC:15771 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner is fully entitled for the prayer made in the instant writ application; however, in spite of repeated representations the grievance of the petitioner has not been redressed. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents fairly submits that since no counter affidavit has been filed; as such, the petitioner may be directed to approach the concerned respondent to look into the matter, so that if the case of the petitioner would be found suitable, he may pass necessary order. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions and without going into the merits of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the concerned respondent to look into the grievance of the petitioner by treating this writ application as representation and take a decision in the matter by passing a reasoned and speaking order as per the applicable rules and regulations within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner and if the case of the petitioner is found to be genuine, necessary order shall be passed within a further period of 8 weeks. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) vikas/-