2025:JHHC:32762 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 620 of 2020 DIPRAJ KUMAR PASWAN, aged about-35 years, Son of-Sri Rajesh Paswan, R/o- Village-Chiru, P.O.-Munkeri, P.S.-Chatarpur, District- Palamu. ... … Petitioner(s) Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand, through the Secretary, Personnel Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasa Department, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at- Project Building, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S.-Jagarnathpur. District-Ranchi, (Jharkhand). 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Palamu, P.O. and P.S.-Palamu, District- Palamu, (Jharkhand). 3. The Block Development Officer, Chatarpur, Palamu, P.O.+ P.S. + District- Palamau. ... … Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prem Pujari Roy, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, AC to Sr. SC-I -------- Order No. 10 /Dated: 30th October 2025 From record it appears that this writ application was filed on 12.02.2020 and on 17.01.2023, six weeks’ time were allowed to the Respondents to file counter affidavit but till date no counter affidavit has been filed. As such in order to avoid further delay and granting further time to the respondents, the instant writ application is being disposed of on the basis of documents available in the writ application. 2. The instant writ application has been filed by the petitioner praying therein for a direction upon the respondent-authorities to immediately and forthwith consider the candidature of the petitioner for being absorbed/regularized in service in permanent establishment on the post of Computer Operator on which post the petitioner is rendering his service continuously since 01.05.2006 i.e. almost 20 years. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that still the petitioner is working on contractual basis and his services have not been regularized and after filing of writ application the respondents are also not paying the salary. He further submits that the issue with regard to regularization has been settled by 2025:JHHC:32762 2 the Hon’ble Apex Court in catena of judgment as such interest of justice would be sufficed by directing the respondents to regularize the petitioner in view of the fact that the respondents are having their own regularization policy of 2015 which was further amended in 2019 and the petitioner is working continuously since 2006. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since no counter affidavit has been filed as such the petitioner may be directed to approach the 2nd Respondent who shall decide the issue. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the limited submission of the Petitioner, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the 2nd Respondent to treat this writ application as representation and enquire the matter with regard to the service of the petitioner and pass a detailed speaking order as it has been claimed by the petitioner that he is working since 2006 i.e. almost 20 years. It goes without saying that the 2nd Respondent shall take the decision in accordance with Jharkhand State Regularization Rule, 2015 which was subsequently amended vide notification dated 20.06.2019, and if the case of the Petitioner comes under the aforesaid Regularization Rule, 2015 and further amended on 20.06.2019; he shall issue a formal order of regularization. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order. The Petitioner is directed to serve the copy of this writ petition to the 2nd Respondent for early disposal of his claim. 6. It goes without saying that so far as payment of salary to the petitioner is concerned; the concerned respondents shall verify the records of the case and pay the admitted dues to the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated period. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 30th October 2025 Amit Uploaded on 14/11/2025