-1 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 5794 of 2023 Sanjay Singh Yadav, Son of Shyam Lal Yadav, Resident of Quarter no. E-2, Judges Colony, P.O. Daltonganj, P.S.-Daltonganj, District- Medininagar, Jharkhand. … ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, through its the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. and P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O., P.S. Dhurwa & District Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Law & Justice, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O., P.S. Dhurwa & District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. The High Court of Jharkhand, through its Registrar General, P.O. and P.S. Dhurwa, Ranchi. Jharkhand 5. Sri Manish, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Presiding Officer, MVACT, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 6. Sri Yogesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 7. Sri Prakash Jha, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, Anti Corruption Bureau, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 8. Sri Shwaymbhu, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 9. Sri Ajay Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Koderma, P.O. and P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. 10. Sri Rajeev Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Bokaro, P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. -2 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 11. Sri Rajesh Sinha, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bermo at Tenughat (Bokaro), P.O. and P.S. Bermo, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. 12. Sri Debashish Mohapatra, son of not known to the petitioner, Joint Registrar (List and Computer), JHC, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 13. Sri Vishal Srivastava, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, CBI (AHD Scam), Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 14. Sri Tarun Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Koderma, P.O. and P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. 15. Sri Gati Krishna Tiwary, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court, Jamshedpur, P.O. and P.S. Jamshedpur (Town Jamshedpur), District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 16. Mrs. Garima Mishra, daughter of not known to the petitioner, Special Judge, POCSO Act, Deoghar, P.O. and P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar Jharkhand. 17. Sri Onkar Nath Choudhary, son of not known to the petitioner, Senior Faculty Member, Judicial Academy Jharkhand, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 18. Sri Raj Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 19. Sri Dinesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, elected MP & MLA, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 20. Sri Dinesh Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 21. Sri Madhuresh Kumar Verma, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 22. Sri Prabhat Kumar Sharma, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Judicial Commissioner-cum-Special Judge, CBI (Other Than AHD), Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. -3 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 23. Sri Ravi Shankar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioner, Secretary, Hon'ble High Court Legal Services Committee, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 24. Sri Anil Kumar No.2, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bermo at Tenughat (Bokaro), P.O. and P.S. Bermo, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. 25. Sri Niraj Kumar Vishwakarma, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum--Special Judge, Anti Corruption Bureau, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 26. Sri Yogesh Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro, P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. 27. Sri Mukulesh Chandra Narain, son of not known to the petitioner, O.S.D. (Judicial) to H. E. the Governor, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 28. Sri Rajendra Kumar Sinha, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. and P.S. Jamshedpur (Town Jamshedpur), District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 29. Sri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Godda, P.O. and P.S. Godda, District- Godda, Jharkhand. 30. Sri Ajai Kumar Srivastava, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Principal Judge, Additional Family Court, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 31. Sri Kumar Pawan, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, elected MP & MLA, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 32. Sri Manoj Kumar Tripathi, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Latehar, P.O. and P.S. Latehar, District- Latehar, Jharkhand. 33. Sri Asif Equbal, son of not known to the petitioner, Special Judge, POCSO Act, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 34. Sri Bipin Bihari Gautam, son of not known to the petitioner, Additional Legal Remembrancer, Law (J) Department, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 35. Smt. Kashika M. Prasad, daughter of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Offences under -4 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch SC & ST Act, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 36. Sri Soumendra Nath Sikdar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 37. Mrs. Kalpana Hazarika, daughter of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Chaibasa, P.O. and P.S. Chaibasa, District Chaibasa, Jharkhand. 38. Sri Sachindra Birua, son of not known to the petitioner, Secretary to Hon'ble Lokayukta, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 39. Sri Abhimanyu Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O.- Daltonganj, P.S. Daltonganj, District-Medininagar, Jharkhand. 40. Sri Sanjeev Jha, son of not known to the petitioner, Joint Registrar (Establishment), Jharkhand Hon'ble High Court, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 41. Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, Special Judge, POCSO Act, Chatra, P.O. and P.S. Chatra, District Chatra, Jharkhand. 42. Sri Abhas Verma, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. and P.S. Jamshedpur (Town Jamshedpur), District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 43. Sri Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, P.O. and P.S. Lohardaga, District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand. 44. Sri Piyush Srivastava, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 45. Sri Satyakam Priyadarshi, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Khunti, P.O. and P.S. Khunti, District- Khunti, Jharkhand. 46. Sri Avinash Kumar Dubey, son of not known to the petitioner, Joint Secretary-cum-Addl. L.R., Law (J) Department, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 47. Sri Sachindra Nath Sinha, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. and P.S Gumla, District-Gumla, Jharkhand. -5 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 48. Sri Arvind Kumar No. 2, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, P.O. and P.S. Lohardaga, District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand. 49. Sri Kakan Pattadar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Saraikela, P.O. and P.S. Saraikela, District- Saraikela, Jharkhand. 50. Sri Chaudhary Ahsan Moiz, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Pakur, P.O. and P.S. Pakur, District Pakur, Jharkhand. 51. Sri Koushik Mishra, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Rajmahal (Sahebganj) (then presently under suspension), Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 52. Sri Braj Kishore Pandey No. 2, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Land Acquisition, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand. 53. Sri Prem Shankar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chatra, P.O. and P.S. Chatra, District- Chatra, Jharkhand. 54. Sri Vijay Kumar Srivastava, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. and P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 55. Sri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. and P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 56. Sri Amresh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Daltonganj, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj District- Medininagar, Jharkhand. 57. Sri Akhilesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court, elected MP & MLA, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 58. Sri Durgesh Chandra Awasthi, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. and P.S. Gumla, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 59. Sri Bimlesh Kumar Sahay, son of not known to the petitioner, Special Judge, POCSO Act, Garhwa, P.O. and P.S. Garhwa, District- Garhwa, Jharkhand. -6 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 60. Sri Rakesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Pakur, P.O. and P.S. Pakur, District Pakur, Jharkhand. 61. Smt. Neerja Ashri, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 62. Sri Sanjay Kumar Dubey, son of not known to the petitioner, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Rajmahal (Sahebganj), P.O. and P.S. Rajmahal, District Sahebganj, Jharkhand. 63. Sri Satyapal, son of not known to the petitioner, C.J.M.-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I-cum-A.C.J.M., Khunti, P.O. and P.S. Khunti, District- Khunti, Jharkhand. 64. Sri Dharmendra Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dumka, P.O. and P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. 65. Sri Kumar Kranti Prasad, son of not known to the petitioner, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Seraikella Kharsawan, P.O. and P.S. Seraikella, District Seraikella, Jharkhand. 66. Sri Sanjiv Kumar Verma, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar, P.O. and P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 67. Sri Prafulla Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pakur, P.O. and P.S. Pakur, District Pakur, Jharkhand. 68. Smt. Kusum Kumari, daughter of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh, P.O. and P.S. Ramgarh, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand. 69. Sri Nirupam Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Daltonganj, P.O.- Daltonganj and P.S. Daltonganj, District- Medininagar, Jharkhand. 70. Sri Sailendra Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahebganj, P.O. and P.S. Sahebganj, District Sahebganj, Jharkhand. 71. Sri Suraj Prakash Thakur, son of not known to the petitioner, A.C.J.M.-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Dumka, P.O. and P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. 72. Sri Shankar Kumar Maharaj, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chaibasa, P.O. and P.S. Chaibasa, District Chaibasa, Jharkhand. -7 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 73. Sri Mithilesh Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Spl. Judge (Economic Offences), Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 74. Sri Ashok Kumar No. III, son of not known to the petitioner, A.C.J.M.-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division-I), Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 75. Sri Shekhar Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, A.C.J.M.- cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Sahebganj, P.O. and P.S. Sahebganj, District Sahebganj, Jharkhand. 76. Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh No. III, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 77. Md. Faheem Kirmani, son of not known to the petitioner, Deputy Registrar (Protocol) Jharkhand Hon'ble High Court, Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 78. Sri Anand Mani Tripathi, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Simdega, P.O. and P.S. Simdega, District Simdega, Jharkhand. 79. Sri Manoj Kumar Sharma, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, P.O. and P.S. Gumla, District Gumla, Jharkhand. 80. Sri Surya Mani Tripathi, son of not known to the petitioner, A.C.J.M.-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Sahebganj (Rajmahal), P.O. and P.S. Rajmahal, District Sahebganj, Jharkhand. 81. Ms. Kumari Vaishali Srivastava, daughter of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, P.O. and P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. 82. Sri Laxmikant, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 83. Sri Santosh Anand Prasad, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, P.O. and P.S. Garhwa, District Garhwa, Jharkhand. 84. Sri Kuldeep, son of not known to the petitioner, A.C.J.M.-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 85. Ms. Richa Srivastava, daughter of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. -8 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 86. Sri Sunil Dutta Dwivedi, son of not known to the petitioner, Under Secretary-cum-Dy. Legal Remembrancer, Law Department., Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 87. Sri Nishant Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur, P.O. and P.S. Jamshedpur (Town Jamshedpur), District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 88. Sri Purushottam Kumar Goswami, son of not known to the petitioner, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hazaribagh, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 89. Ms. Manju Kumari, daughter of not known to the petitioner, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella Kharsawan, P.O. and P.S. Seraikella, District Seraikella, Jharkhand. 90. Sri Neeraj Kumar, son of not known to the petitioner, Civil Judge (Senior Division), Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O. and P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. ……… Respondents With W.P. (S) No. 5821 of 2019 Satyapal, Aged about 50 years, Son of Sri. Durga Das, Resident of Judge Colony, Civil Court Khunti, P.O. & P.S.-Khunti, Distt.-Khunti. …… Petitioner Versus 1. The Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand its Registrar General Doranda, P.O & P.S- Doranda, District- Ranchi. 2. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Jharkhand having its office at Project Building, P.O- P.S. Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Govt of Jharkhand having its office at Project Building, P.O- P.S- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. 4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Justice having its office at Project Building P.O- P.S- Dhurwa District- Ranchi. 5. Sri Shidarth Mandal, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara, (Retd.), P.O. & P.S.-Jamtara, Distt.- Jamtara. 6. Sri Lolark Dubey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, Ρ.Ο. & P.S.- Gumla, Distt.- Gumla. -9 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 7. Sri Kumar Dinesh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.- Giridih. 8. Sri Surendar Sharma, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 9. Sri Ranjeet Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S.-Bokaro, Distt.-Bokaro. 10. Sri Dhirendar Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Suspended Head Quarter, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.-Hazaribagh. 11. Sri Balkishan Tiwary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltonganj, Distt.- Daltonganj. 12. Sri Niraj Kumar Shrivastwa, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Family Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. Jamshedpur, Distt. East Singhbhum. 13. Sri Arvind Kumar Pandey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 14. Sri Vishwanath Shukla, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, koderma, P.O. & P.S.-Koderma, Distt.- koderma. 15. Sri Diwakar Pandey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. 16. Sri Ashok Kumar, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. 17. Sri Manoj Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, Law Department Joint Secretary, Law Department, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, Distt.- Ranchi. 18. Sri Rajesh Saran Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, Senior Faculty Member, Judicial Academy, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, Distt.-Ranchi. 19. Sri Anil Kumar Mishra, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.- Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. -10 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 20. Sri Santosh Kumar, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, Secretary, High Court Legal Service Authority, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.- Doranda, Distt.- Ranchi. 21. Sri Rashikesh kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Latehar, P.O. & P.S.-Latehar, Distt.-Latehar. 22. Sri Paras Nath Upadhaya, (Retired), son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Pakur, P.O. & P.S.- Pakur, Distt.-Pakur. 23. Sri Sudhanshu Kumar Sashi, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt. Ranchi. 24. Sri Dhurwa Chandra Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.- Giridih. 25. Sri Rajiv Kumar Sinha, son of not known to the petitioners, O.S.D. Judicial to H.E. the Governor, Jharkhand, P.O. & P.S. Ranchi, Distt. Ranchi. 26. Sri Sanjay Kumar, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.-Dhanbad. 27. Sri Anil Kumar Mishra, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.-Deoghar. 28. Sri Ramesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh 29. Sri Martand Pratap Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S. Ranchi, Distt. Ranchi. 30. Sri Rama Shankar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Koderma, P.O. & P.S.-Koderma, Distt.- Koderma. 31. Sri Shambhu Lal Saw, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Garhwa, P.O. & P.S.-Garhwa, Distt.-Garhwa. 32. Sri Koshal Kishore Jha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. -11 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 33. Sri Tofikul Hasan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dumka, P.O. & P.S.-Dumka, Distt.-Dumka. 34. Sri Raj Kamal Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 35. Sri Radha krishna, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt. East Singhbhum. 36. Sri Ramakant Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.-Chaibasa, Distt.- Chaibasa. 37. Sri Ajit Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.-Jamshedpur, Distt. East Singhbhum. 38. Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.-Hazaribagh. 39. Sri Anuj Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt. East Singhbhum. 40. Sri Rajiv Anand, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S. Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. 41. Sri Subash, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt.- East Singhbhum. 42. Sri Syed Saleem Fatmi, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 43. Sri Amitesh Lal, son of not known to the petitioners, Joint Registrar Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Distt.-Ranchi. 44. Sri Ravi Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.- Dhanbad, Distt. Dhanbad. 45. Sri Arvind Kumar, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Law Secretary, Law Department, Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Distt.-Ranchi. -12 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 46. Sri Biresh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, Judicial Academy Senior Faculty Member, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, Distt.- Ranchi. 47. Sri Sanjay Kumar Updhaya, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Godda, P.O. & P.S.-Godda, Distt.- Godda. 48. Sri Seshnath Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. Jamshedpur, Distt. East Singhbhum. 49. Sri Kamal Kumar Shrivastwa, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara, P.O. & P.S.-Jamtara, Distt.- Jamtara. 50. Smt. Premlata Tripathi, wife of not known to the petitioners, Additional Principal Judge & Additional Family Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 51. Sri Rajesh Kumar, No.-1, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Khunti, P.O. & P.S.-Khunti, Distt.- Khunti. 52. Sri Sanjiv Kumar Das, son of not known to the petitioners, Joint Registrar (Establishment) Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.- Doranda, Distt.-Ranchi. 53. Sri Dinesh Ray, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.-Chaibasa, Distt.- Chaibasa. 54. Sri Anil Kumar Pandey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Latehar, P.O. & P.S.-Latehar, Distt.-Latehar. 55. Sri Sanjay Pratap, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S.-Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh. 56. Sri Rajiv Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Rajmahal, P.O. & P.S. Rajmahal, Distt.- Sahibganj. 57. Sri Om Prakash, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S.-Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh. 58. Sri Janardan Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S.-Bokaro, Distt.-Bokaro. -13 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 59. Sri Gopal Pandey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, P.O. & P.S.-Lohardaga, Distt.- Lohardaga. 60. Sri Dhananjay Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Saraikela, P.O. & P.S.-Saraikela, Distt. Saraikela. 61. Sri Sanjay Kumar, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, Secretary to Lokayukta, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 62. Sri Sujit Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chatra, P.O. & P.S.-Chatra, Distt.-Chatra. 63. Sri Rajnikant Pathak, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S.-Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh. 64. Smt. Sanjeeta Shrivastava, wife of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.-Dhanbad. 65. Sri Pawan Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dumka, P.O. & P.S.-Dumka, Distt.-Dumka. 66. Sri Manoj Chandra Jha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Garhwa, P.O. & P.S.-Garhwa, Distt.-Garhwa. 67. Sri Surya Bhusan Ojha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, Distt.-Gumla. 68. Sri Strunjay Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltonganj, Distt.- Daltonganj. 69. Sri Amit Shekhar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. 70. Sri Yaswant Prakash, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge. Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. 71. Sri Santosh Kumar, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltonganj, Distt.-Daltonganj. 72. Sri Sirish Datt Tripathi, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chatra, P.O. & P.S.-Chatra, Distt.-Chatra. -14 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 73. Sri Surendar Nath Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 74. Sri Kamlesh Kumar Shukla, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Sahebganj, P.O. & P.S.-Sahebganj, Distt.- Sahebganj. 75. Sri Uttam Anand, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Tenughat at Bermo, P.O. & P.S.-Tenughat (Bermo), Distt.-Bokaro. 76. Sri Anand Prakash, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltonganj, Distt.- Daltonganj. 77. Sri Dipak Barnwal, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Rajmahal, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, Distt.- Sahebganj. 78. Sri Shyam Nandan Tiwary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.-Chaibasa, Distt.-Chaibasa. 79. Sri Vinod Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.-Giridih. 80. Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Koderma, P.O. & P.S.-Koderma, Distt.-Koderma. 81. Sri Ramesh Chandra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.-Giridih. 82. Sri Manish Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltonganj, Distt.- Daltonganj. 83. Sri Kawaljit Chopra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, Distt.-Gumla. 84. Sri Gulam Haider, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Tenughat at Bermo, P.O. & P.S.-Bermo (Tenughat), Distt.-Bokaro. 85. Sri Rakesh Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, Distt.- Gumla. -15 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 86. Sri Prabhakar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur. P.O. & P.S.-Jamshedpur, Distt.- East Singhbhum. 87. Sri Manish, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 88. Sri Yogesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. 89. Sri Prakash Jha, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 90. Sri Swaymbhu, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 91. Sri Ajay Kumar singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 92. Sri Rajiv Ranjan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S.-Bokaro, Distt.-Bokaro. 93. Sri Rajesh Sinha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Tenughat at Bermo, P.O. & P.S.-Bermo (Tenughat), Distt.-Bokaro. 94. Sri Debosish Mohapatra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dumka, P.O. & P.S.-Dumka, Distt.-Dumka. 95. Sri Vishal Srivastava, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 96. Sri Tarun Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Koderma, P.O. & P.S.- Koderma, Distt.- Koderma. 97. Sri Gati Krishna Tiwary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.- Hazaribagh. 98. Smt. Garima Mishra, wife of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.-Deoghar. 99. Sri Onkar Nath Choudhary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt.-East Singhbhum. 100. Sri Raj Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. -16 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 101. Sri Dinesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.-Ranchi. 102. Sri Dinesh Kumar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S.-Hazaribagh, Distt.-Hazaribagh. 103. Sri Madhuresh Kumar Verma, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Simdega, P.O. & P.S.-Simdega, Distt.-Simdega. 104. Sri Prabhat Kumar Sharma, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Sahebganj, P.O. & P.S.-Sahebganj, Distt.-Sahebganj. 105. Sri Ravi Shankar Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chaibasa, P.O. & P.S.-Chaibasa, Distt.-Chaibasa. 106. Sri Anil Kumar, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.-Giridih. 107. Sri Niraj Kumar Vishwarkma, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Sarikela, P.O. & P.S.-Sarikela, Distt.-Sarikela. 108. Sri Yogesh Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S.-Bokaro, Distt.- Bokaro. 109. Sri Mukulesh Chandra Narayan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, (Ghatshila), P.O. & P.S.-Ghatshila, Distt.-East Singhbhum. 110. Sri Rajendra Kumar Sinha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt.- East Singhbhum. 111. Sri Yogesh Chndra Verma, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Godda, P.O. & P.S.-Godda, Distt.- Godda. 112. Sri Vinod Kumar Tiwary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Godda, P.O. & P.S.-Godda, Distt.- Godda. 113. Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastav, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.- Giridih. -17 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 114. Sri Kumar Pawan, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.-Jamshedpur, Distt.- East Singhbhum. 115. Sri Manoj Kumar Tripathi, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Latehar, P.O. & P.S.-Latehar, Distt.- Latehar. 116. Sri Ashif Ikbal, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltanganj, P.O. & P.S.-Daltanganj, Distt.- Daltanganj. 117. Sri Bipin Bihari Gotam, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamtara, P.O. & P.S.-Jamtara, Distt.-Jamtara. 118. Smt. Kashika M Prasad, wife of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. 119. Sri Somendra Nath Shikdar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Jamshedpur, Distt.-East Sighbhum. 120. Smt. Kalpana Hajarika, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.- Deoghar. 121. Sri Sachindra Birua, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.-Deoghar. 122. Sri Abhimanyu Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S.-Ramgarh, Distt.- Ramgarh. 123. Sri Sanjiv Jha, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.-Deoghar. 124. Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 125. Sri Abhas Verma, son of not known to the petitioners, Deputy Registrar Protocol, Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Distt.-Ranchi. 126. Sri Akhilesh kumar Tiwary, of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. 127. Sri Piyush Srivastav, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.-Giridih. -18 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 128. Sri Satyakam Priyadarshi, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Khunti, P.O. & P.S.-Khunti, Distt.- Khunti. 129. Sri Avinash Kumar Dubey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.-Dhanbad. 130. Sri Sachindra Sinha, son of not known to the petitioners, Law Department, Joint Secretary, Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.- Doranda, Distt.-Ranchi. 131. Sri Arvind Kumar, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, P.O. & P.S. Lohardaga, Distt. Lohardaga. 132. Sri Kankan Pattadar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga, P.O. & P.S.- Lohardaga, Distt.- Lohardaga. 133. Sri Choudhary Ahsan Moyeij, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardagga, P.O. & P.S.- Lohardagga, Distt.-Lohardagga. 134. Sri Koshik Mishra, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chatra, P.O. & P.S.-Chatra, Distt.-Chatra. 135. Sri Braj Kishore pandey, No.-2, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.-Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. 136. Sri Prem Shankar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Chatra, P.O. & P.S.-Chatra, Distt.-Chatra. 137. Sri Vijay Kumar Srivastav, son of not known to the petitioners, Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O. & P.S.- Ranchi, Distt.- Ranchi. 138. Sri Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S.-Deoghar, Distt.-Deoghar. 139. Sri Amresh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Daltonganj, P.O. & P.S.- Daltonganj, Distt.- Daltonganj. 140. Sri Akhilesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S.-Dhanbad, Distt.- Dhanbad. -19 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 141. Sri Durgesh Chandra Awasthi, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, Distt.- Gumla. 142. Sri Bimlesh Kumar Sahay, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Garhwa, P.O. & P.S.-Garhwa, Distt.- Garhwa. 143. Sri Rakesh Kumar, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Pakur, P.O. & P.S.-Pakur, Distt.-Pakur. 144. Smt. Neerja Ashri, wife of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Giridih, P.O. & P.S.-Giridih, Distt.- Giridih. 145. Sri Sanjay Kumar Dubey, son of not known to the petitioners, District & Additional Sessions Judge, Rajmahal, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, Distt.-Sahebganj. …………… Respondents With W.P. (S) No. 5877 of 2023 1. Amit Kumar Vaish, S/o Shri Naresh Chandra Vaish, R/o Daulatpur Misrikh, P.O. & P.S. Kamlapur, District Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. (Posted as ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I at Madhupur, Deoghar.) aged about 39 years 2. Binod Kumar S/o Shri Baijnath Singh, R/o Shivpuri, P.O. & P.S. Garhwa, District Garhwa, Jharkhand. (Posted as ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I at Chaibasa.) aged about 46 years 3. Manoranjan Kumar-I, S/o Shri Sharandeo Singh, P.O. & P.S. Gangra, District Jamui, Bihar. (Posted as Secretary, DLSA, Khunti, Jharkhand.) aged about 47 years. 4. Krishna Kant Mishra, S/o late Virendra Prasad Mishra, R/o Saryu Market, Pt. Moti Lal Nehru Marg, P.O. & P.S. Deoria, District Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. (Posted as ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I at Ranchi.) aged about 41 years 5. Chandan S/o Dr. Ashok Kumar Dubey, R/o Village Baghmara, P.O. & P.S. Jasidih, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. (Posted as CJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I cum-ACJM at Lohardaga.) aged about 45 years 6. Archana Kumari. S/o Shri Yogendra Nath Tripathi, R/o Village Baghmara, P.O. & P.S. Jasidih, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. (Posted as Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-II at Lohardaga.) aged about 40 years ………….. Petitioners Versus -20 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 1. Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand, Through its Registrar General, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. State of Jharkhand, Through Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Legal Remembrance, 2nd Floor, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reform & Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Satyapal CJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I-cum-ACJM, District Court of Khunti, P.O. & P.S. Khunti, District Khunti, Jharkhand. 5. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. 6. Kumar Kranti Prasad, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court of Saraikela-Kharsawan, P.O. & P.S. Saraikela, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand. 7. Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 8. Prafulla Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Pakur, P.O. & P.S. Pakur, District Pakur, Jharkhand. 9. Kusum Kumari, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand. 10. Nirupam Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Daltonganj, P.O. Daltonganj, P.S. Daltonganj Nagar, District Palamu, Jharkhand. 11. Shailendra Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 12. Suraj Prakash Thakur, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. 13. Shankar Kumar Maharaj, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Chiabasa, P.O. & P.S. Chaibasa, District West Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 14. Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge (Economic offences), District Court of Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 15. Ashok Kumar No.-III, ACJM –cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-1, District Court of Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 16. Shekhar Kumar, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand. -21 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 17. Sanjay Kumar Singh-III, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Dhanbad, P.O. Kasturba Nagar, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 18. Mohd. Fahim Kirmani, Deputy Registrar (Protocol), Jharkhand High Court, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 19. Shri Anand Mani Tripathi, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, District Court of Simdega, P.O. & P.S. Simdega, District Simdega, Jharkhand. 20. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Gumla, P.O. & P.S. Gumla, District Gumla, Jharkhand. 21. Surya Mani Tripathi, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-1, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 22. Kumari Vaishali Srivastava, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Koderma, P.O. & P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. 23. Laxmikant, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 24. Santosh Anand Prasad, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Garhwa, P.O. & P.S. Garhwa, District Garhwa Jharkhand. 25. Kuldeep, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Dhanbad, P.O. Kasturba Nagar, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad Jharkhand. 26. Richa Srivastava, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 27. Sunil Dutt Dwivedi, Under Secretary-cum-Deputy Legal Advisor, Department of Law, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 28. Nishant Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. Sakchi, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 29. Purushottam Kumar Goswami, Civil Judge (Senior Division), District Court of Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 30. Manju Kumari, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Saraikela-Kharsawan, P.O. & P.S. Saraikela, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand. 31. Neeraj Kumar, Civil Judge (Senior Division), District Court of Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand …………… Respondents With -22 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch W.P. (S) No. 1949 of 2024 Md. Abdul Naseer, Aged about 54 years, son of Md. Abdul Sayeed Resident of C.J.M. Quarter, Latehar, P.O, P.S & District-Latehar ………….. Petitioner Versus 1. The Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand through its Registrar General, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 2. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Govt. of Jharkhand having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Justice, having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. …………… Respondents With W.P. (S) No. 2692 of 2024 Md. Naeem Ansari, aged 56 years, son of Fool Mohammad, presently posted as Sub-Judge (Sr. Division) at Civil Court, Giridih, and presently residing at Quarter No. D/5, Officer Colony, PO & PS- Giridih, Dist- Giridih. ………….. Petitioner Versus 1. Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand, Through its Registrar General, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. State of Jharkhand, Through Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Legal Remembrance, 2nd Floor, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reform & Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Satyapal CJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I-cum-ACJM, District Court of Khunti, P.O. & P.S. Khunti, District Khunti, Jharkhand. 5. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. -23 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 6. Kumar Kranti Prasad, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court of Saraikela-Kharsawan, P.O. & P.S. Saraikela, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand. 7. Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 8. Prafulla Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Pakur, P.O. & P.S. Pakur, District Pakur, Jharkhand. 9. Kusum Kumari, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand. 10. Nirupam Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Daltonganj, P.O. Daltonganj, P.S. Daltonganj Nagar, District Palamu, Jharkhand. 11. Shailendra Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand. 12. Suraj Prakash Thakur, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Dumka, P.O. & P.S. Dumka, District Dumka, Jharkhand. 13. Shankar Kumar Maharaj, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Chiabasa, P.O. & P.S. Chaibasa, District West Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 14. Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Special Judge (Economic offences), District Court of Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 15. Ashok Kumar No. - III, ACJM - cum - Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 16. Shekhar Kumar, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-1, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand, 17. Sanjay Kumar Singh-III, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Dhanbad, P.O. Kasturba Nagar, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 18. Mohd. Fahim Kirmani, Deputy Registrar (Protocol), Jharkhand High Court, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 19. Shri Anand Mani Tripathi, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Civil Judge (Senior Division)-I, District Court of Simdega, P.O. & P.S. Simdega, District Simdega, Jharkhand. 20. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Gumla, P.O. & P.S. Gumla, District Gumla, Jharkhand. 21. Surya Mani Tripathi, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District Sahibganj, Jharkhand. -24 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch 22. Kumari Vaishali Srivastava, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Koderma, P.O. & P.S. Koderma, District Koderma, Jharkhand. 23. Laxmikant, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 24. Santosh Anand Prasad, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Garhwa, P.O. & P.S. Garhwa, District Garhwa, Jharkhand. 25. Kuldeep, ACJM-cum-Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-I, District Court of Dhanbad, P.O. Kasturba Nagar, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 26. Richa Srivastava, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 27. Sunil Dutt Dwivedi, Under Secretary-cum-Deputy Legal Advisor, Department of Law, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 28. Nishant Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S. Sakchi, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 29. Purushottam Kumar Goswami, Civil Judge (Senior Division), District Court of Hazaribagh, P.O. & P.S. Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 30. Manju Kumari, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Court of Saraikela-Kharsawan, P.O. & P.S. Saraikela, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand. 31. Neeraj Kumar, Civil Judge (Senior Division), District Court of Ranchi, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand …………… Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate Mr. Chanchal Jain, Advocate Mr. Deepankar, Advocate Mr. Kaushik Sarkhel, Advocate Mr. Ankur Anand, Advocate Mr. Siddharth Ranjan, Advocate Ms. Neha Bhardwaj, Advocate For the State: Mr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, Sr. S.C.-I Mr. Aditya Kumar, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-I Mr. Sahbaj Akhtar, AC to AAG-III Mr. Piyush Chitresh, A.C. to A.G. Ms. Sweta Shukla, A.C. to AAG-II -25 of 25- W.P.(S) No. 5794 of 2023 and batch Mr. Niraj Kumar Mishra, A.C. to G.P.-IV For the JHC: Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Advocate Mr. Anil Kumar, Sr. Advocate [in W.P.(S) No. 5821/19] For Resp No.9: Mr. Pradeep Kumar Deomani, Advocate [in W.P.(S) No. 5821/19] --------- 11/Dated: 19.03.2025 M. S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J. (Oral) 1. All the unserved respondents have since been served as per office report in this batch of matters. 2. Some of the private respondents have since retired or died, and they are not represented. But since the issue relates to seniority, the said fact has no bearing on the result in the Writ Petitions. 3. The issue raised in these Writ Petitions is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 299 of 2025 dt. 15.01.2025 titled Dharmendra Kumar Singh and others Vs. The Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand and others. 4. Therefore, these Writ Petitions are allowed in terms of the said order of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 299 of 2025. All other issues which are not related to the issue of seniority are left open. 5. All other Interlocutory Applications stand dismissed. 6. The High Court of Jharkhand is directed to prepare the merit-list of the promoted candidates to the post of Additional District Judge and redo the seniority in compliance with the applicable rules. (M. S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.) (Deepak Roshan, J.) APK/VK