2026:JHHC:12171 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 2146 of 2026 --------- Subodh Kumar Pandey, aged about 60 Years, son of Lalan Pandey, Resident of Tenughat Jail Thana, Petarwar, Right Bank Tenughat, P.O.-Tenughat, P.S.-Tenughat, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. ....Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Prison and Disaster Management, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. - Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Prison and Disaster Management, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Inspector General of Prisons, Department of Home, Prison and Disaster Management, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Jail Inspectorate, TA Division Building Near Dhurwa Golchakkar, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. ....Respondent(s) --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner(s) : M/s. Akash Deep, Ayush Aditya, Priyanka Dayal, Advocates For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Binit Chandra, A.C. AAG-III --------- 02/Dated:-23.04.2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for a direction upon the respondents to dispose of the representation dated 09.12.2025 (Annexure-3) pending before the respondent, for which a reminder has also been given on 22.12.2025, but till date, no final decision has been taken on the representation dated 09.12.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner is fully entitled for the prayer made in the instant writ application; however, in spite of repeated representations the 2026:JHHC:12171 2 grievance of the petitioner has not been redressed. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents fairly submits that since no counter affidavit has been filed; as such the petitioner may be directed to approach the concerned respondent to look into the matter so that the grievance of the petitioner can be redressed. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, without going into the merits of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the concerned respondent to look into the grievance of the petitioner by treating this writ application as representation and take a decision as per the applicable rules and regulations with regard to the grievance made by the petitioner within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. For convenience, the Petitioner shall submit a copy of the writ application to the concerned Respondent. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) APRIL 23, 2026 vikas/- uploaded 20/05/2026