2025:JHHC:20929 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 3389 of 2025 Industrial Training Centre, Chutia, Ranchi, through its Secretary, Mr. Bishwajit Paswan ….. Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 2. The Director, Directorate of General Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 3. The State of Jharkhand, through its Secretary, Department of Labour, Employment, Training & Skill Development, Ranchi 4. The Director, Directorate of Employment and Training, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With W.P.(C) No. 3390 of 2025 Industrial Training Centre, Belwatika, Palamu, through its Principal, Mr. Shailendra Kumar Mehta ….. Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 2. The Director, Directorate of General Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 3. The State of Jharkhand, through its Secretary, Department of Labour, Employment, Training & Skill Development, Ranchi 4. The Director, Directorate of Employment and Training, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With W.P.(C) No. 3391 of 2025 Industrial Training Centre, Redma, Palamu, through its Principal, Mr. Sumant Kumar Mehta ….. Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 2. The Director, Directorate of General Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, New Delhi 3. The State of Jharkhand, through its Secretary, Department of Labour, Employment, Training & Skill Development, Ranchi 4. The Director, Directorate of Employment and Training, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents ----- CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners: Mr. Parth Jalan For the UOI: Mr. Anil Kumar, A.S.G.I For the State: Mr. Ravi Prakash Mishra, A.C to A.A.G-II Ms. Omiya Anusha, A.C to A.A.G-IA 2025:JHHC:20929 2 Mr. Binit Chandra, A.C to A.A.G-III ----- 04/29.07.2025 The present writ petitions have been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to take immediate steps for uploading the details of the trainees enrolled under Craftsmen Training Scheme in the petitioners- Industrial Training Centres on SIDH Portal so as to enable them to appear in the final examination of vocational training programme of different trades (session 2024-25/26) to be conducted after completion of the same. 2. These writ petitions were earlier taken up by this Court on 15.07.2025. The order passed on the said date reads as under: “Heard, learned counsel for the parties. Instant writ petitions have been filed for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus to the respondents to take immediate steps to upload the details of the students of the petitioners/Industrial Training Centre on the SIDH portal and further prayer is to participate in the examination schedule from 15th July, 2025. 2. All these writ petitions are preferred by Industrial Training Centre with respect to three branches run by it imparting vocational training to students. In view of the fact that prayers and issues are substantially similar, therefore, they have been heard together and will be disposed of by the common order. 3. As per the case of the petitioners, petitioners’ Centre affiliated by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training to provide practical training to its students and trained them as welder, electricians, fitters, diesel mechanic vide affiliation letters (Annexure - 1). At present in 2024-25 batch, altogether 201 number of students are enrolled for courses of welder, electricians, fitters, diesel mechanic. After completing their training, their examination is schedule to be held and the examination is from 17th July, 2025. In order to permit the students to take the examination, the names of students is to be uploaded on SIDH portal which is maintained by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 2025:JHHC:20929 3 4. It is submitted by learned ASGI for the Respondent(s)-UOI that there is no laches on the part of Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in uploading list of trainees on SIDH Portal for the examination which is scheduled to be held sometimes in October/ November, 2025. 5. It is submitted that DGT issues a Training Calendar for each session to all State / UT directories for conducting the admission process in Government and private ITIs, either offline or online, according to the admission deadline set up by DGT, which was dated October, 30, 2024 for the Session 2024. 6. After completing the admission process, it was for the State / UT Directorates to transfer the details of admitted trainees (admitted on or before 30.10.2024) from their admission portal to the DGT (SIDH) Portal. DGT has provided an API link from 03.10.2024 to 19.10.2024 (17 days) for migrating CTS-2024 admitted trainees from the Directorate of Employment and Training (DET) Portal to the DGT Portal. Additionally, DGT has enabled a trainee data uploading link on multiple occasions at least 3 times based on DET, Jharkhand, on the request of Jharkhand. 7. Accordingly, DET, Jharkhand is responsible for transferring trainee data from the State admission portal to the DGT Portal (SIDH). Although DET is familiar with the upload process, they sent a letter to DGT on 25.04.2025 (attached copy) seeking clarification on uploading data for trainees admitted until 30.10.2024. They did not request to open the API Link for uploading trainee data. 8. Further, a Letter dated 26.06.2025 was received from DET, Jharkhand, but it was not with respect to the trainees in the present three cases. 9. Finally, it is submitted that if the State Directorate certifies the trainee’s admission data on or before 30.10.2024, this Directorate has no objection to open API Link to DET, Jharkhand for uploading the trainee’s data on the SIDH portal from DET, Jharkhand admission portal. 10. It is pointed out that letter dated 09.07.2025 has been issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Directorate of General of Training. 2025:JHHC:20929 4 11. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner, that admission has been completed by 30.10.2024, and a verification report has also been issued by the Director of Employment and Training on 25.04.2025 with respect to admission calendar of 2024-25-26. 12. It is rather surprising as to why the API link has not been assessed to upload the list of trainees even after the verification is completed putting the career of the trainees in jeopardy. 11. From the Letter dated 25.04.2025 addressed by Director, Employment and Training, Jharkhand, Ranchi to the Director (TC), Directorate, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi, whereby it appears that the verification report has already been sent to the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry, Government of India. Despite this, a request for opening for API Link has not been made by the State Government. Let a Show Cause be filed within two weeks of the order by the Respondent Nos.3 and 4 as to why they have not approached for opening of API Link. List this case on 29.07.2025 under the same heading. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Respondent No.3 for its compliance at once.” 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, a counter affidavit dated 28.07.2025 has been filed on behalf of the respondent Nos. 3 & 4. 4. Mr. Ravi Prakash Mishra, learned A.C to A.A.G-II appearing on behalf of the respondent-State, refers to paragraph 9 of the said counter affidavit, which reads as under: “9. That it is humbly stated and submitted that vide letter No. 993 dated 21.07.2025, the Director, Directorate of Employment and Training, Government of Jharkhand has requested the Director, Directorate of General Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India to opening of SIDH Portal for uploading the data of trainees enrolled in three private industrial training institutes i.e. Industrial Training Centre, Upper Chutiya, Ranchi (Code-PR20000060), Industrial Training Centre, Belwatika, Daltonganj (Code-PR20000018) and 2025:JHHC:20929 5 Industrial Training Centre, Redma, Daltonganj (Code-PR20000048) till 30.10.2024 in the session 2024-25-26 on SIDH Portal.” 5. Mr. Anil Kumar, learned A.S.G.I appearing on behalf of the respondent- Union of India, submits that since the respondent Nos. 3 & 4 have now made the application for opening of the SIDH portal so as to upload the data of the trainees enrolled in the petitioners-Industrial Training Centres, the API link will be provided to the Directorate of Employment and Training Portal of the State Government and thereafter further required steps shall be taken by the respondent No.2. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that the State Government has already made an application before the respondent No.2 for opening of SIDH portal so as to upload the data of the trainees enrolled in the petitioners-Industrial Training Centres, the respondent No.2 shall provide the API link to the respondent No.4 within two weeks and thereafter shall take further required steps so as to enable the trainees enrolled in the petitioners- Industrial Training Centres to appear in the forthcoming examination. 7. The present writ petitions are accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. 8. Consequently, all the pending interlocutory applications also stand disposed of. Satish/- (RAJESH SHANKAR, J)