DURGESH NANDANI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND
WPC/2225/2026 · 2026-04-18
Deepak Roshan
body2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P.(S) No. 2225 of 2026
1. Durgesh Nandani, aged about 43 years, Wife of Santosh Kumar Verma, Resident of At- Flat No.301-B Block Pranami Blue Sapphire Apartment, Hill View Hospital, Bariatu, P.O.-Bariatu, P.S.-Bariatu, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. Rajesh Kumar, aged about 40 years, Son of Hira Prasad Gupta, Resident of At- Purana Bust Stand, Hariharganj East, P.O.-Hariharganj, P.S.-Hariharganj, District-Palamu, Jharkhand. 3. Om Prakash Bhagat, aged about 43 years, Son of Ram Prasad Bhagat, Resident of At-House No. 32, P.O.-Ratu, P.S. -Ratu, District - Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Manju Kumari, aged about 50 years, Daughter of Alakhdeo Sharma, Resident at Flat No. 402, Syndicate Colony, Near Neel Sarowar Jamshedpur, Kadma, P.O.-Kadma, P.S.-Kadma, District-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 5. Nitesh Hemraj Hansdak, aged about 43 years, Son of Late Ramraj Hansdak, Resident of Vill- Dhamna, P.O.-Gando, P.S.-Dumka, District- Dumka, Jharkhand. 6. Amit Kumar Pandey aged about 40 years, Son of Hriday Kumar Pandey, Resident At- H No. A-31/32, Patel Chest, P.O.- Malka Ganj, P.S.- Malka Ganj, District- North Delhi, Delhi. 7.Yogendra Kumar Shyam, aged about 43 years, Son of Radheyshaym Ram, Resident at H.No.731, Madhukam, P.O.-Hehal, P.S.-Sukhdeo Nagar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 8. Rajesh Chandra Ranjan, aged about 44 years, Son of Jagdish Ravidas, Resident At-Padma, P.O.-Saraiya, P.S.-Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 9. Mukesh Kumar, aged about 40 years, Son of Pran Mohan Singh, Resident at Hanuman Tickri, P.O.- Deoghar, P.S.- Deoghar, District - Deoghar, Jharkhand. 10, Jyoti Topno, aged about 46 years, Wife of Navin Topno, Resident Vill- Urmi, P.O.-Torpa, P.S.- Torpa, District- Khunti, Jharkhand. 11. Kumar Jayant, aged about 41 years, Son of K P Bakshi, Resident At- 3rd Lane New Area Hazaribagh, P.O.-Hazaribagh, P.S.- Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. 12. Sandeep Kumar Roy, aged about 39 years, Son of Pramod Kumar Roy, Resident Vill-Dhamna, P.O.-Chitra, P.S.- Chitra, District-Deoghar, Jharkhand. 13. Kamal Kishore, aged about 43 years, Son of Nripendra Kumar
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Singh, Resident At- Vastu Vihar Project-4, P.O.-Chas, P.S.- Chas, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. 14. Rajesh Kumar Shukla, aged about 41 years, Son of Shiv Kumar Shukla, Resident At-108, Mahagama, P.O.-Mahagama, P.S.-Mahagama, District- Godda, Jharkhand. 15. Chanchal Kumari, aged about 44 years, Wife of Anand Kumar, Resident At- Bharti Compound, P.O.-Doranda, P.S.-Doranda, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 16. Anmol Bhagat, aged about 44 years, Son of Shivcharan Bhagat, Resident Vill- Barchorgain, PO-Hisri, P.S.-Bagru, District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand. 17. Pramod Raj.
aged about 40 years, Son of Brahamdeo Prasad, Resident At- AAO BSO West, Near Gopi Nath Bazar, Delhi Cant, P.O. Delhi Cant, P.S.- Delhi Cant, District- West Delhi, Delhi
18. Santosh Kumar Ojha, aged about 38 years, Son of Vijay Ojha, Resident Vill- Hira mandir raod Ward No. 13, P.O.-Daltonganj, P.S.- Daltonganj, District- Palamu, Jharkhand. 19. Rajendra Kumar, aged about 43 years, Son of Hemant Nayak, Resident at Chando, P.O.-Upper Kulhi, P.S.-Petarwar, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. 20. Deepak Kumar, aged about 40 years, Son of Ram Kumar Singh Yadav, Resident of Vill- Kathara Basti, P.O.- Kathara, P.S.- Gomia, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. 21. Anand Shankar Bharti, aged about- 42 years, Son of Ramchandra Bharti, Resident at 173 Choudhary Campus, Near Bekar Bandh, Officer Colony, P.O. & P.S.- Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad
.... Petitioner(s) Versus 1.State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S-Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administration Reforms & Rajbhasa, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Jharkhand Public Service Commission through Secretary officiating at JPSC Office, Circular Road, Lalpur, P.O. & P.S. Lalpur, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Examination Controller, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, having its office at Circular Road, Lalpur, P.O. & P.S. Lalpur, Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... … Respondent(s)
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shubham Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent-State : Ms. Sonal Tiwary, AC to AG
Ms. Shreyashi Shekhar, Advocate For the Respondent-JPSC : Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, Advocate
Mr. Prince Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate
Mr. Jay Prakash, Advocate
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Order No. 02/Dated: 18th April 2026
In view of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in L.P.A No. 202 of 2026 with analogous cases, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue has been decided against the petitioners.
2. Having regard to the aforesaid judgment and the issue involved in this case, no relief can be granted to the petitioners.
3. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands dismissed.
4. Pending I.As, if any, also stand disposed of.
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