2026:JHHC:6638 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 1622 of 2026 ------ Nishant Kumar, aged about 37 years, son of Late Ashok Kumar, resident of Panchwa Mohalla, Chhath Talab Road, Chatra, Near Devi Mandap (Dibha School), PO & PS-Chatra, Dist-Chatra, at present working as Revenue Sub-Inspector (Rajasav Karamchari), Circle Office, Lawalong, PO & PS-Lawalong, Dist-Chatra, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Govt of Jharkhand, Office at Project Building, HEC Area, Dhurwa, PO- Dhurwa, PS-Jagannathpur, Dist-Ranchi Jharkhand-834004. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Chatra, PO & PS-Chatra, Dist-Chatra. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. Allam, Sr. Advocate Ms. Sushmita Kumari, Advocate Ms. Asfia Sultana, Advocate Mr. Faisal Allam, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Pinky Tiwary, AC to AG ------ 02/ 12th March, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner, in this writ petition, has prayed to quash the order of punishment as contained in Memo No.726 dated 13.10.2025 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Chatra, whereby the petitioner has been punished for an alleged misconduct. Further, the petitioner has prayed for payment of the entire subsistence allowance from February, 2025 to October, 2025. Further, he prayed for his salary for the month of March and April, 2024 which has been withheld. 3. After going through the writ petition and the impugned order, I find that admittedly, the petitioner was proceeded against in terms of the Jharkhand Government Servants (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 2016. Provision for appeal has been prescribed in Rules 24 to 28 of the Part-VII of the aforesaid Rules, 2016. Rule 24 mandates that a Government servant may prefer an appeal against the order of suspension or order of penalty. 4. In this case, admittedly, the order of penalty which has been imposed upon the petitioner is appealable. In view of the fact that the order impugned herein is appealable as per the 2026:JHHC:6638 2 Disciplinary Rules, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 5. The petitioner, if so advise, may prefer an appeal before the Appellate Authority. Once the appeal is filed along with the Limitation Application in terms of Rule 26 of the Jharkhand Government Servants (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 2016, it is expected that the Appellate Authority will consider the same, considering the fact that this instant writ petition, challenging the penalty order was filed before this Court on 14.01.2026 and the same was pending till date. All the grounds taken by the petitioner should be considered by the Appellate Authority. 6. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Pending IAs, if any, stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 12.03.2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 17.03.2026