2025:JHHC:14124 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 2350 of 2025 ---------- Bamshankar Sharma, aged about 49 years, son of late Sahdeo Sharma, resident of Ghosey, P.O. and P.S. Deori, District Giridih (815314). ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. The Secretary, Women, Child Development and Social Welfare Department, Government of Jharkhand having office at Project Building, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagganathpur, District Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Giridih, P.O, P.S. & District Giridih. 5. The District Social Welfare Officer, Giridih, P.O, P.S. & District Giridih. ………. Respondents. ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Radha Krishna Gupta, Advocate Ms. Pinky Shaw, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Divyam, AC to SC-IV ---------- 02/ 09.05.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying for a direction upon the respondent-authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization to the post of Statistical Assistant as he is working against the sanctioned and vacant post since 2008. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the petitioner is working since 2008, he is entitled to be regularized in view of the judgment rendered in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and Others Versus UmaDevi and others1. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since counter- affidavit has not been filed, he is not in a position to justify the stand of the respondent-State. However, he very fairly submits that if the case of the present petitioner is similar to that of the petitioners in W.P.(S). No. 4212 of 2021, he would be entitled for similar benefits. 1 (2006) 4 SCC 1 2025:JHHC:14124 2 5. Having heard the fair submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the records of the case, it appears that in Annexure- 4 to the writ application, it has been specifically stated that the District Social Welfare Officer, Giridih vide letter No. 1242 dated 01.12.2020 has submitted the details in prescribed format of contractual employees to the Under Secretary, Women, Child Development and Social Security Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi for their regularization. 6. In view of Annexure-4 to the writ application, it appears that the case of present petitioner along with others is under active consideration for regularization. As such, the instant writ application is, hereby, disposed of by directing the concerned respondents to expedite the matter of regularization of the petitioner, in the light of Notification No. 1348 dated 13.02.2015 and also Notification No. 4871 dated 20.06.2019, inasmuch as, the name of the petitioner is appearing at Sl. No. 4 in the list attached with the letter No. 1242 dated 01.12.2020 (Annexure-4) sent by District Social Welfare Officer, Giridih to the Under Secretary, Women, Child Development and Social Security Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi for regularization of causal/contractual working employee of Social Welfare Department, as early as possible, preferably within a period of four months, if the Petitioner is not appointed till date. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the instant writ application stands allowed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) kunal/-