2026:JHHC:25300 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 5434 of 2026 ---------- 1. Shankar Prasad, aged about 57 years, S/o Late Jangbahadur Prasad, R/o Majistret Colony, P.O.-Dumka, P.S. Nagar Thana Dumka, Bandarjori, Dist- Dumka 2. Rakesh Kumar, aged about 50 years, S/o Ramdeo Prasad, R/o Vill- Bari Pahari, P.O. Bihar Sharif, P.S. Bihar Sharif, Biharsharif, Nalanda, Dist- Bihar (803101). 3. Shankar Kumar, aged about 42 years, S/o Yamuna Prasad, R/o BDO Office madhupur, plant protection centre madhupur, P.O.&P.S.-Madhupur, Dist- Deoghar, Jharkhand (815353) 4. Chitranjan Kumar Singh, aged about 55 years, S/o Late Kameshwar Prasad Singh, Plant Protection Office, P.O.&P.S.- Krishi bhavan Canary Road, Dist- Hazaribag. Jharkhand (825301). ………. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O.-Dhurwa, P.S. office at Jagarnathpur, Dist.- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Secretary, Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Co-operative Department, Govt. Jharkhand, office at Nepal House, P.O. & P.S.-Doranda, Dist. Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. The Director of Agriculture, Govt. of Jharkhand, Office at Krishi Bhavan, Kanke Road, P.O. & P.S.-Kanke, Dist.-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 5. The Joint Director Plant Protection Govt. of Jharkhand, Office at Krishi Bhavan, Kanke Road, P.O. & P.S.-Kanke, Dist.-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 6. The Deputy Director Plant Protection Govt. of Jharkhand, Office at Krishi Bhawan Kanke Road, P.O. & P.S.-Kanke, Dist.- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 7. The Junior Plant Protection Officer Dumka, P.O & P.S Dumka, District Dumka. ………. Respondents. ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Akhouri Sankalp, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Manish Kumar, Sr.SC-II ---------- 02/ 20.08.2026 By way of the present writ application the petitioners pray for following reliefs: i) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondents to consider the case of the Petitioners for promotion to the post of Plant Protection Supervisor in accordance with the applicable Rules, the released Vacancy Notification and the Seniority List dated 02.11.2017, within a time-bound period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court; 2026:JHHC:25300 2 ii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction directing the Respondents to decide and dispose of the pending representations of the Petitioners within a fixed time period. 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 grievances 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. 4. The moment the respondent No. 4 will receive any such representation; he shall take decision in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations within a period of eight weeks 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.) 20th August, 2026 kunal/- Uploaded 25.08.2026