2025:JHHC:26396 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 1739 of 2016 --------- 1. Naresh Mahto, Son of Late Rameshwar Mahto, Resident of Village Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 2. Basant kumar Mahto, Son of Sri Fulchand Mahto, Resident of Village: Baidang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 3. Bhagirath Mahto, Son of Sri Ramcharan Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 4. Bindeshwar Mahto, Son of Sri Jivadhan Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 5. Rohit Kumar, Son of Sri Suresh Mahto, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 6. Dashrath Karmali, Son of Sri Nema Karmali, Resident of Sikidari, P.O. & P.S.: Sikidari, District: Ranchi. 7. Yogesh Chandra Yoga, Son of Sri Kamalnath Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 8. Raju Kumar Mahto, Son of Sri Amarlal Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 9. Arun Kumar Mahto, Son of Sri Punuklal Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 10. Mukesh Kumar, Son of Sri Bhikhari Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 11. Chandradeo Kumar Mahto, Son of Sri Chindamani Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 12. Umesh Thakur, Son of Sri Mohan Thakur, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 13. Basant Kumar Singh, Son of Sri Ram Kumar Singh, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 14. Sabita Devi, Daughter of Late Rameshwar Ganjhu, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 15. Narender Sao, Son of Late Tulsi Sao, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 16. Deo Charan Mahto, Son of Late Uchit Mahto, Resident of Village Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 17. Kartik Sao, Son of Sri Jageshwar Saw, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 18. Banshi Mahto, Son of Late Salik Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 19. Nagendra Prasad, "Son of Late Birju Mahto, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 2025:JHHC:26396 2 20. Lalchand Mahto, Son of Late Nageshwar mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 21. Most. Sukubala Devi, W/o Late Subhash Mahto, Resident of Village: Urba, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 22. Jugal Munda, Son of Late Santosh Munda, Resident of Village: Kude, P.O.: Sandi, P.S.: Sikidari, District: Ranchi. 23. Daud Ansari, Son of Late Tahir Ansari, Resident of Village: Kude, P.O.: Sandi, P.S.: Sikidari, District: Ranchi. 24. Alam Ansari, Son of Late Fakaru, Resident of Village: Kud, P.O.: Sandi, P.S.: Sikidari, District: Ranchi. 25. Manoj Kumar, Son of Sri Mahabir Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 26. Santosh Kumar, Son of Sri Bhuneshwar Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 27. Gautam Kumar Mahto, Son of Sri Kewal Mahto, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. 28. Nabin Kumar, Son of Sri Indra Narayan Singh, Resident of Village: Beyang, P.O.: Bariyatu, P.S.: Rajrappa, District: Ramgarh. ....Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, represented through Principal Secretary, Department of Energy, At: Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Energy, Govt. of Jharkhand, At: Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 3. Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited through Secretary-cum- Chief Managing Director, At + P.O. + P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 4. The Secretary -cum-Chief Managing Director, Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, At + P.O. + P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 5. Jharkhand Urja Vitran Nigam Limited, through Secretary- cum- Chief Managing Director, At + P.O. + P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 6. The Secretary -cum-Chief Managing Director, Jharkhand Urja Vitran Nigam Limited, At + P.O. + P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 7. The General Manager, Sikidari Hydel Project, At + P.O. + P.S.: Sikidari, District: Ranchi. ...Respondents - CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Tiwary, Advocate For the Resp.-JUVNL : Mr. Om Prakash Tiwari, Advocate --------- 2025:JHHC:26396 3 15/Dated:-28.08.2025 The instant writ application has been preferred by the Petitioners praying therein for a direction upon the Respondent Authorities to give employment and appoint these Petitioners, who are land losers/displaced persons and whose land has been taken for construction of Sikidari Hydel Project. 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that though some of the similarly situated persons have been appointed, but in spite of the said fact the petitioners have not been appointed. Learned counsel further draws attention of this Court towards Annexure-2, wherein a letter has been written to the Deputy Commissioner by the Secretary, the then Jharkhand State Electricity Board that some action is being taken; however learned counsel for the Petitioners could not demonstrate by any chit of paper that there was any agreement between the then Jharkhand State Electricity Board and the land losers to provide the service. 3. The contention of the Petitioners that similarly situated employees were given employment does not make their case better because there is no concept of negative equality. It is an admitted case that there is no R&R Policy with regard to giving job in lieu of land. 4. Learned counsel for the Respondents draws attention of this Court towards supplementary counter affidavit dated 23.08.2025 and submits that due to the pressure of local politicians the Respondent-JUVNL came with an Employment Notification No. 04/2016, where the cut-off date for calculation of maximum age of applicants shall be 01.01.2016; however, these petitioners have not applied; as such, on the one hand there is no terms and conditions with regard to providing job 2025:JHHC:26396 4 and on the other hand; these petitioners have not made any application under this Employment Notification No. 04/2016; as such, no relief can be granted to these petitioners. 5. Having regards to the admitted facts especially the fact that though the Respondent-JUVNL came with an Employment Notification No. 04/2016, where the cut-off date for calculation of maximum age of applicants shall be 01.01.2016; however, these petitioners have not applied, as such, no relief can be granted to these petitioners. Accordingly, this writ application stands dismissed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) jk