2026:JHHC:16460 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 2651 of 2020 Mukul Prasad Singh, aged about 59 years, son of Late Mata Prasad Singh, presently posted as District Dairy Development Officer, Koderma, resident of Sisodia House, Shastri Nagar, Kanke Road, P.O. Ranchi University, P.S. Gonda, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Planning-cum-Finance, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, HEC, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Central Examination Committee, Board of Revenue, through its Secretary, at Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative, Govt. of Jharkhand, Nepal House, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4.The Director (Dairy), Dairy Development Directorate, Govt. of Jharkhand, Campus of Pharma Training Centre, Sector-II, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 5. The Under Secretary, Personal Claim Settlement Cell, Department of Planning-cum-Finance, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 6. The Statistical Officer, Dairy Development Directorate, Govt. of Jharkhand, Campus of Pharma Training Centre, Sector-II, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 7. The District Treasury Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma, Jharkhand. ... … Opposite Party(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashish Kumar, AC to SC (Mines)-III -------- Order No. 5/Dated: 8th June 2026 Initially, the writ application was preferred against the reasoned order dated 20.05.2020 passed by the 1st Respondent in pursuance to the order dated 19.12.2019 passed in W.P.(S) No. 6623 of 2019 whereby the 2026:JHHC:16460 2 entitlement of the petitioner for annual increment on his passing of departmental examination has been rejected. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that during pendency of this writ application a Resolution No. 1103 dated 15.10.2024 has been passed and pursuant thereto order dated 26.11.2024 has also been passed in favour of the petitioner. 3. For brevity, the resolution submitted at Bar is taken on record. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that in view of the resolution dated 15.10.2024 the exemption from passing of the departmental examination mentioned in the aforesaid order has already been granted and since there was a stay in favour of the petitioner, the instant writ application has practically become infructuous. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents supports the aforesaid contention. 6. Having regard to the aforesaid, the instant writ application stands disposed of being infructuous. 7. Pending I.As, if any, also stand disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 8th June 2026 Amit Uploaded on 12/06/2026