1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.6388 of 2024 ------- Prabhat Kumar, aged about 35 years, son of Rajendra Prasad, resident of House No.77, North Sri Krishnapuri, Gandhi Path, Boring Road, P.O, & P.S.-Boring Road, District-Patna (Bihar) 2. Ramjee Prasad, aged about 40 years, son of Yogendra Prasad, resident of Village-Nipanaya, Sandmara, P.O. & P.S.-Godda, District-Godda (Jharkhand) 3. Rakesh Kumar Singh, aged about 38 years, son of Param Hans Singh, resident of Kulharia, Ahirauli, P.O. & P.S. Kulharia, District-Buxar (Bihar). 4. Sanjeet Kumar, aged about 36 years, son of Jitendra Prasad Sinha, resident of Flat No.108, C-Block, Astha Akar Apartment, Dindli Market, Imli Chowk, in front of Durga Mandir, Adityapur, Jamshedpur, P.O. & P.S.- Adityapur, District-East Seraikela Kharsawan (Jharkhand) 5. Deepak Kumar, aged about 37 years, son of Lakshmi Prasad, resident of Maruti Nagar, Chiraiyatand, Budda Colony, G.P.O, P.S.-Jakkanpur, District-Patna (Bihar) ...… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand 2. The Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) 3. The Secretary, Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), having office at Circular Road, P.O. & P.S. Lalpur, District Ranchi (Jharkhand). …. Respondents ------- 2 CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, Adv. For the Res. State : Mr. A.C to AAG-V For the JPSC : Mr. Pravin Kumar, Pandey, Adv. ------- 04/Dated:17.01.2025 1. The instant application has been preferred by the petitioners for issuance of appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s), specifically a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion from the post of Junior Engineer to the post of Assistant Engineer, as because the petitioners are eligible on all counts, however, the case has been kept pending by the respondents and nothing is being done, since the inception of process on 22.03.2023, when the names of the petitioners were put in the zone of consideration; 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the concerned respondent to treat this writ application as representation and take a decision in the matter with regard to the claim made by the petitioners in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 16 weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 3 3. The petitioner would be at liberty to submit the record of entire writ application to the concerned respondent as early as possible for early disposal of his case. 4. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A.s if any, also closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Fahim/-