IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI L.P.A. No. 621 of 2025 --- The Director, Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Jharkhand. --- Appellant Versus Mahadeo Bhagat & Ors. --- --- Respondents --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava --- For the Appellant : Mr. Anish Kr. Mishra, AC to Sr.SC-I For the Resp.-Writ Petitioners: Mr. A.K. Sahani, Adv. --- 04/09.04.2026 There appears to be a typographical error in the last paragraph of the order dated 25.03.2026 as instead of ‘letters patent appeal’, the same has been mentioned as ‘writ application’. Consequently, the order dated 25.03.2026 is modified to the extent that in the last paragraph of the said order, the words ‘writ application’ shall now be read as ‘letters patent appeal’. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Shamim/ Uploaded on : 10 /04/2026