2026:JHHC:20288 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 2846 of 2026 ---------- 1. Ashutosh Nand Tiwary, aged about 41 years, Son of Dhaneshwar Nand Tiwari, Resident of Village-Kandri, P.O.-Karkara, P.S.-Mandar, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand-835214. 2. Navin Ranjan Singh, aged about 37 years, Son of Anirudh Prasad Singh, Resident of Village-Baralota, P.O.-Daltonganj, P.S.-Medininagar, District- Palamu, Jharkhand - 822102. 3. Pramod Pathak, aged about 46 years, Son of Late Manindra Nath Pathak, Resident of Village-Makra, P.O.-Ghaghra, P.O. & P.S.-Ghaghra, District- Gumla, Jharkhand - 835208. 4. Satish Kumar Mishra, aged about 44 years, Son of Mahabir Prasad Mishra, Resident of D.S.P Road, Jawahar Nagar, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, District- Gumla, Jharkhand-835207. 5. Ghanshyam Chand, aged about 41 years, Son of Dani Chand, Resident of Near Pokhra Chowk, Baganpara, P.O. & P.S.-Dumka, District-Dumka, Jharkhand-814101. ………. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, Ranchi. 2. Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Secretary, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, having its office at Kalinagar Chaibagan, P.O & P.S. Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Controller of Examination, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, having its office at Kalinagar Chaibagan, P.Ο & P.S. Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand. ………. Respondents. ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Amritansh Vats, Advocate Mr. Arpan Manjesh Ekka, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Oishi Das, AC to AG M/s. Sanjoy Piprawall, Prince Kumar, Jay Prakash, Advocates ---------- 03/ 09.07.2026 By way of present writ application, the petitioners have prayed for a direction upon the respondents to consider their candidature for appointment to the post of Sahayak Acharya, Class-VI to VIII, Subject Social Science under Non-Para Category, since they have obtained higher marks than the last selected candidates but their cases have not been considered by the 2026:JHHC:20288 2 respondents. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that instant application may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to approach concerned respondents, so that their grievance raised in the writ application can be redressed. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since counter- affidavit has not been filed, if the petitioners so wish, they may approach the concerned authorities for redressal of their grievances. 4. Having regard to the limited submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the petitioners to file fresh representation(s) before the respondent No. 3. The moment the respondent No. 3 will receive any such representation(s); he shall take decision in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. It goes without saying that if the decision is taken in favour of the petitioners, necessary consequential order be issued within a further period of four weeks. 6. As a result, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 9th July, 2026 kunal/- Uploaded 09.07.2026