2025:JHHC:34606 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No.5305 of 2025 ----- Binod Kumar Singh, S/o Chandra Shekhar Singh, R/o Kocha Kulhi, P.O. Saraidhela, P.S. Nichitpur, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Director General-cum-Fire Brigade Officer, Ranchi, Near Rajendra Chowk, Doranda, Ranchi 3.The Director General, Home Guard, Bokaro 4.The Commandant, Home Guard, Dhanbad … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Radhy Shaym, Advocate Mr. Bharat Kr. Jha, Advocate For the Resp-State : Mr. Abhinay Kumar, AC to G.A.-I …...... 10/ 20.11.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has made the following prayer in this writ petition.- 1. The petitioner prays for issuance of an appropriate writ /order/direction particularly in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondent No.2 to dispose of representation of the petitioner as contained in Annexure-2 as his fundamental rights guaranteed under Article- 21 of the Constitution of India is being violated causing his right to livelihood as he and his family have been facing great hardship despite the fact it has been found that the departmental proceeding started on the basis of mistake of fact and has been exonerated as contained in Annexure-1 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already filed a representation before the respondent-authority and suffice it would be if the representation of the petitioner is directed to be disposed by the respondents within a specific time. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that if the representation is pending, the same will be disposed of. 5. Considering the submission of the parties, without entering into the merits of this case, I direct the respondents to disposed of the representation of the petitioner preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 20th November, 2025 R.S./