2026:JHHC:19423 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 5297 of 2025 ---------- Jai Prakash Pandit, aged about 26 years, son of Surendra Pandit, resident of Vill. Reja, P.O. Bana, P.S. Meral, Dist. Garhwa (Jharkhand). ………. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O.+P.S. Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Family Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, Dist. Ranchi. 4. The Joint Secretary, Department of Health, Family Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Nepal House, Doranda, P.O. & P.S. Doranda, Dist. Ranchi. 5. The Mission Director (National Rural Health Mission), Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at RCH Office, G.V.I. Campus, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, Dist. Ranchi. 6. M/s. JSR Examination Service Pvt. Ltd. through its Director, having its office at QZ-61/8A, Street No. 14, 1st Floor, Vishish Park Pankha Road, P.O.Vashishth Park, P.S. Sagarpur, Dist. New Delhi, Delhi. ………. Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Akash Deep, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Priyadarshi, GP-VI ---------- 10/ 29.06.2026 The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for following reliefs: a) For quashing the office order dated 04.01.2024 whereby the services of the petitioner has been terminated without issuance of any notice. b) For direction upon the respondents to consider the case of petitioner for appointment to the post of Dental Surgeon under National Health Mission in the State of Jharkhand. c) For restraining the respondents from making recovery of the amount paid to the petitioner in pursuance of office order dated 18.04.2024. d) Further for direction upon the respondents to allow the petitioner to discharge his duties during the pendency of the writ application. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner draws attention of this Court towards Annexure-4 dated 29.12.2023, which is the selection list of the candidates which also includes the name of the petitioner. At Clause-4 2026:JHHC:19423 2 of Annexure-4 (page 47 of the writ application), it is indicated that one month’s notice shall be issued to the employee concerned before taking any decision for termination of the contract. 3. As per the petitioner, no notice was given to the petitioner before issuing the order of termination. 4. This contention could not be disputed by the Ld. Counsel for the Respondent. 5. Accordingly, for the sole reason, the impugned order dated 18.04.2024, so far as it relates to the present petitioner, is quashed and set aside. 6. Hence, without going into the merits of the case, the case of the petitioner is remitted to the 5th Respondent with a direction to issue notice to the petitioner and take a decision in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations of the Department. 7. It is made clear that the entire exercise of taking new decision after issuing notice to the petitioner shall be completed within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 8. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ petition stands allowed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 29th June, 2026 Kunal/- Uploaded 08.07.2026