2025:JHHC:31814 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P (S). No. 1652 of 2019 ---- Tabassum Ansari, w/o. Md. Ibrar and D/o. Dr. Nasir Ahmed Ansari, resident of Mohalla-Panahkola, P.O. Madhupur, P.S. Madhupur, District Deoghar (Jharkhand). ..........Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, Kali Nagar, Chaybagan, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, District Ranchi-834010. 3. Secretary, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, Kali Nagar, Chaybagan, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, District Ranchi-834010 (Jharkhand). 4. Controller of Examination, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, Kali Nagar, Chaybagan, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, District Ranchi- 834010 (Jharkhand). .........Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner : Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate For the Respondents : Ms. Sweta Shukla, AC to AAG-II M/s. Sanjoy Piprawall, Prince Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, Jay Prakash, Advocates ---- 15/ 14.10.2025 Instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs: (i) This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the Notice No. 2762 dated 01.03.2019 (Annexure) issued by Controller of Examination, Staff Selection Commission, Ranchi, Jharkhand in so far as petitioner is concerned whereby the respondent Controller of Examination has disqualified the petitioner's candidature for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher in Biology and Chemistry wrongly and illegally holding her above the requisite age of 43 years as on 01.01.2016 which is wrong in calculation and even though the petitioner was allowed to appear in the Combined Graduate Trained Teacher Competitive Examination, 2016 in Preliminary Exam., 2016 and same, she appeared in the Main examination of the above said examination and thereafter having passed was shortlisted against vacancies of direct recruitment of educational Certificates and other documents. (ii) This Hon'bel Court may be pleased to hold that rejection of petitioner's candidature as being over age after passing out the preliminary and Main Written exam and after having been shortlisted against vacancies of direct recruitment is in violation of the doctrine of equitable estoppels in view of the fact that the respondents have accused in the alleged infirmities, if any. (iii) This Hon'ble court may be pleased to hold and declare that the opinion as regards the petitioner as being overage is based on wrong calculation as her age of 43 years will be completed in the night of 01.01.2016 (date of birth on 01.01.1973). 2025:JHHC:31814 2 (iv) Pending final hearing of this application the respondents be directed not to fill up the vacancy to avoid future litigation and complication. 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ application in order to avail alternate Forum, if so advised. 3. There is no objection from the other side. 4. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, the instant application stands dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 14th October, 2025 Kunal Uploaded on 16/10/2025