2026:JHHC:17656 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 5106 of 2025 --------- 1. Ashish Kumar Mahto, aged about 44 years, son of Krishna Prasad Mahato, resident of Laladih, Baliapur, P.O. Baliapur, P.S. Baliapur District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. 2. Arun Kumar Jha, aged about 59 years, son of Ras Narayan Jha, resident of near Kendriya School, Rear Gate, Village- Dumardagga, P.O. Sugunu, Dumardaga, P.S. Booty, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Rajni Kant Singh, aged about 55 years, son of Late Guput Singh, resident of Atulyam Bhagwati Nagar, Opposite Gautam Green City, Prakash Marble Road, Gatlatu, P.O. & P.S. Gatlatu, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. ....Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Transport, Government of Jharkhand, having its Office at F.F.P. Building, Dhurwa, P.O. and P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Transport Commissioner, Government of Jharkhand, having its Office at F.F.P. Building, Dhurwa, P.O. and P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. The Joint Transport Commissioner, Government of Jharkhand, having its Office at F.F.P. Building, Dhurwa, P.O. and P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. ....Respondent(s) --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arpan Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Rahul Saboo, G.P.-II Mr. Kunal Chandra Suman, A.C. to G.P.-II --------- 07/Dated:-16.06.2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioners praying therein for a direction upon the respondents to consider their case for engagement on the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector as the petitioners possess the requisite qualifications for being posted on the said post. 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that neither the 2026:JHHC:17656 2 service of the petitioners is being regularized, nor any regular appointment is being done on the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector. 4. The case of the petitioners is that they were appointed on 27.05.2019 and it was extended; however, in the year 2022, they were replaced by another set of ad hoc employees and several persons are being deputed from other department for discharging the duties on the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector. 5. Accordingly, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since there are several sanctioned posts; as such their case may be considered by the concerned respondent till the regular appointment is made. 6. Learned counsel for the respondents again sought time for filing counter affidavit. 7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the pleadings, especially para-20 of the writ application, wherein it has been stated that though the contract was for one year and the same was extended from time to time, but as per the specific assertions that till the regular appointment is made, the ad hoc system will continue; accordingly, interest of justice would be sufficed by directing the 3rd respondent to treat this writ application as a representation and take a decision in the matter in the background of the Sankalp dated 15.01.2026 which indicates the vacancy of the posts in the respondent department and pass an appropriate order keeping in mind the experience of these petitioners and they have diligently discharged their duties with utmost satisfaction on the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector 2026:JHHC:17656 3 and further there is no document in absence of the counter affidavit to suggest that there was any dissatisfaction with the experience of these petitioners as well as the fact that till date no regular appointment has been made. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 8. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) JUNE 16, 2026 vikas/- uploaded 18/06/2026