2025:JHHC:37279-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI L.P.A. No. 126 of 2019 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Human Resources Development Department (School Education and Literacy Department), Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, North Chhotanagpur Division, Hazaribagh 4. The District Education Officer, Dhanbad ... Appellants Versus Chandra Bhushan Pathak, S/o Govind Pathak, R/o L.C. Road, Behind Indian Oil Office, Dhanbad … … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Appellants : Mr. Manish Kumar, Sr. SC-II Mrs. Sunita Kumari, AC to Sr. SC-II For the Respondent : Mrs. Tanya Singh, Advocate ----- Order No. 12 Dated: 11.12.2025 It is not in dispute that pursuant to the directions passed by the Writ Court vide impugned judgment dated 13.08.2018 in W.P.(S) No. 3003 of 2015, the respondent herein was reinstated in service in the year 2019 itself and since retired on 31.10.2024. 2. Under the said circumstance, the instant appeal has been rendered infructuous and the same is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. 3. However, it is made clear that the question of law as raised in the appeal is left open to be determined in some other proceeding. 4. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) December 11, 2025 Manish/Ritesh/N.A.F.R Uploaded on 15.12.2025