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2026 DAILYLAW 25154 (JHR)

SARITA KUMARI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND

WPC/5486/2026 · 2026-08-28

Deepak Roshan

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2026:JHHC:26008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 5486 of 2026 Sarita Kumari, aged about 36 years, Daughter of Heera Yadav, Resident of Village-Itki, P.O. & P.S.-Itki, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand-835301 ...Petitioner VERSUS 1. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. - Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, Ranchi. 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa, Govt. of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O.-Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, Ranchi 3. Secretary, Department of Women Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S.- Jagarnathpur, Ranchi 4. Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, through its Secretary, having its office at Chaibagan Gali, Kali Nagar, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, Ranchi. 5. Controller of Examination, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, having its office at Chaibagan Gali, Kali Nagar, P.O. & P.S. Namkum, Ranchi ..Respondents -- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : M/s. Amartya Choubey, Ashish Choudhary, Amjritansh Vats, Arpan Manjash Ekka, Shivam Anand Pathak, Advocates For the Respondents : A.C to AAG-V Mr. Tejo Mistry, Advocate -- 02/28.08.2026 The instant writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs:- a) For issuance of an appropriate writ (s), order(s) or direction(s) or a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing upon the respondent authorities to consider the candidatures of the petitioner for appointment on the post of Lady Supervisor pursuant to Advertisement No. 14 of 2023 (Jharkhand Lady Examination). b) During the pendency of the writ petition, one seat may be kept reserved in the name of the petitioner till the final disposal of the present writ petition. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the instant writ application may be disposed of by 2026:JHHC:26008 2 giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned respondent, so that grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ application can be redressed. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since no counter affidavit has been filed, petitioner may approach the concerned respondent for redressal of her grievances. 4. Having regard to the limited submission of learned counsel for the parties, without entering into the merits of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the petitioner to file fresh representation before the respondent no.5. The moment the respondent no. 5 receives such representation; he shall take a decision in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations within a period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. It goes without saying that if the decision is taken in favour of the petitioner, necessary consequential order be issued within a further period of 3 weeks. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 28th August, 2026 Jk Uploaded on 05/09/2026