2026:JHHC:1147 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI C.M.P. No. 615 of 2018 ---------- 1. The State of Jharkhand through Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi having its office at Project Building, P.O. + P.S. Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. ………. Respondent No.1 /Petitioner No.1 Versus 2. The Director, Higher Education, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Jarkhand, Ranchi, having its office at Project Building, P.O. + P.S. Dhurwa, Dist. Ranchi. ………… Respondent No.2/ Petitioner No.2 Versus 1. Kaushlendra Kumar Son of Sri Bangali Prasad Sinha Resident of Gandhinagar (West), Lane No. 01, Matwari, Hazaribag, P.O. + P.S. + District - Hazaribag. ………… Petitioner No. 1/Respondent No. 1 2. Dr. Indrajit Kumar Son of Sri Dilchand Prasad Resident of Gyan Vatika, Lane No. 5, Gandhinagar (East) Matwari, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ………… Petitioner No. 2/ Respondent No.2 3. Dr. Ashish Kumar Saha Son of Sri Yogesh Prasad Englove Resident of C/o Ajay Enclave Block B Flat No. 302, Gandhinagar (MAIDAN) South Area, Matwari, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ... Petitioner No. 3/Respondent No. 3 4. Dr. Vikash Kumar, Son of Late Raja Rajendra Prasad Resident of Akarshan Near Krishi Vigyan Medra Canary Hill Road, Canary Hill, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ………. Petitioner No. 4/Respondent No. 4 5. Dr. Sarita Singh D/o Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh Resident of Near Old Fire Brigade, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ... Petitioner No. 5/Respondent No. 5 6. Dr. Krishna Kumar Gupta Son of Late Laxmi Prasad Resident of Rupa Bhavan, Ramnagar Chowk, Kadma Road, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag. District-Hazaribag. …… Petitioner No. 6/Respondent No. 6 7. Dr. Kedar Singh Son of Late Bishehswar Singh Resident of Anandpuri Beside St. Columbus College, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. …….. Petitioner No. 7/Respondent No. 7 8. Dr. Rama Nand Pandey Son of Late Dasarath Pandey Resident of Marwari Mohalla, Chatra P.O. and P.S. Chatra, District- Chatra. ………. Petitioner No. 8/Respondent No. 8 9. Rajesh Kumar Son of Sri Jairam Prasad Resident of C/o Dr. R.C. Prasad New Karmik Nagar, Near DPS School, ISM, Dhanbad, P.O. ISM, P.S. Hirapur, District-Dhanbad. ………. Petitioner No. 9/Respondent No. 9 2026:JHHC:1147 2 10. Dr. Kaushal Kumar Son of Sri Hira Lal Prasad Resident of MH-230/D Azad Nagar, Maithan, P.O. and P.S. and District- Dhanbad. ………. Petitioner No. 10/Respondent No. 10 11. Dr. Md Mokhtar Alam Son of Late Abul Kalam Resident of 729/B Second Street, Hindpiri, Ranchi, P.O. and P.S. Hindpiri, District- Ranchi. ………. Petitioner No. 11/Respondent No. 11 12. Dr. Dipshikha Bhhatarcharya D/o of Late T.P. Sanyal Resident of Ramgarh College P.O. and P.S. Ramgarh, District- Ramgarh. ………. Petitioner No. 12/Respondent No. 12 13. Dr. S.M. Rizwan Ahmad Son of S.M. Habibullah Resident of Suleman Colony P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag. District- Hazaribag.. …….Petitioner No. 13/Respondent No. 13 14. Dr. Anuj Kumar Son of Late Sadanand Prasad Resident of Suprakash Benarjee Road, New Bargonda (New Colony) Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District-Giridih. …….. Petitioner No. 14/Respondent No. 14 15. Dr. Sunil Kumar Agarwal Son of Late Vijay Kumar Agarwal Resident of C/o Department of Commerce in front of Samrat Hotel, Gola Road, Ramgarh Cantt P.O. and P.S. Ramgarh, District- Ramgarh. ……. Petitioner No. 15/Respondent No. 15 16. Dr. (Mrs) Rekha Prasad D/o Late Dr G.M. Prasad Resident of Flat No. 308 Birendra Sudha Apartment, Burdwan Cómpound, Ranchi P.O. and P.S. Lalpur, District- Ranchi. ... Petitioner No. 16/Respondent No. 16 17. Mrs Ratna Pandey D/o Late P.N. Pandey Resident of C/o Mr S.K. Pandey, Mech Engineer Scientist, IINRG, Namkum Ranchi, P.O. and P.S. Namkum, District-Ranchi. ……. Petitioner No. 17/Respondent No. 17 18. Mrs Renu Bose Son of Late N.C. Bose Resident of Mrs Renu Bose, head P.G. Department, Home Science. V.B.U. Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District-Hazaribag. ……. Petitioner No. 18/Respondent No. 18 19. Dr (Mrs) Rita Kumari D/o Late Sri Jyotish Chandra Prasad Resident of House No. 5, Lane No.1, West Gandhi Nagar, Near Matwari Chowk, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ... Petitioner No. 19/Respondent No. 19 20. Dr. Dhanewhwar Rajak Son of Late Parmeshwar Rajak Resident of Sakati Nagar, Behind Rajdoot Show Room, Road No. 28, Giridih P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District-Giridih. ... Petitioner No. 20/Respondent No. 20 21. Dr. Nakul Prasad Son of Late Ram Lakhan Sah Resident of Behind Radha Swasmi Market, Saw Para, Saraidhela, P.O. and P.S. Saraidhela, District- Dhanbad. ……. Petitioner No. 21/Respondent No. 21 22. Dr. Ravindra K.S. Choudhary Son of Sri K.P.S. Choudhary Resident of H/o Late RNP Gupta, 2nd Lane, 3rd House, Gandhi Nagar, West, Matwari P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ... Petitioner No. 22/Respondent No. 22 2026:JHHC:1147 3 23. Dr. Rakho Hari Prasad Son of Late Krishna Kumar Lall Resident of College Road, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. …….. Petitioner No. 23/Respondent No. 23 24. Dr. Sukalyan Moitra Son of S.K. Moitra Resident of Opposite Doon Central School, Barkagaon Road, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. …….. Petitioner No. 24/Respondent No. 24 25. Dr. Mrs. Gayatri Sahu D/o Late Ram Das Sahu Resident of C/o Ram Prakash Prasad, Divya Electrical Near laxmi Cinema, Lepo Road, Hazaribag P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ………… Petitioner No. 25/Respondent No. 25 26. Dr. Dipak Prakash Kunwar Son of Sri Sudhir Chandra Kunwar Resident of Sector 1/C Qr No. 1287, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District-Bokaro. ……… Petitioner No. 26/Respondent No. 26 27. Dr. Ashok Kumar Mayi Son of Late Narendra Nath Mayi Resident of Sector XI/C Qr No. 3218, Bokaro Steel City P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District- Bokaro. ………… Petitioner No. 27/Respondent No. 27 28. Dr (Mrs) Jyotsna Kumari D/o Late Ramjiwan Prasad Resident of 2A-2, Staff Colony, Kathara, Bokaro P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District- Bokaro. ………… Petitioner No. 28/Respondent No. 28 29. Dr. Uma Majeswari Son of Sri P. Dhandapani Resident of Sector 4 F, Qr No. 2132 Bokaro Steel City, P.O. and P.S. Bokaro, District- Bokaro. ………… Petitioner No. 29/Respondent No. 29 30. Dr. Pravin Singh Son of Late Chandrika Singh Resident of 704, Urmila Tower, Bank More, Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. …………. Petitioner No. 30/Respondent No. 30 31. Dr. Pramila Choudhary D/o Late Dayanand Pd Jaiswal Resident of C/o Prof Dr L.K. Choudhary, Jora Phatak Road, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. ………… Petitioner No. 31/Respondent No. 31 32. Dr. (Mrs) Pushpa Kumari W/o Dr H. Kishore Resident of Hirak Ring Road, Kusum Vihar P.O. Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ……. Petitioner No. 32/Respondent No. 32 33. Dr. (Mrs) Seema Kumari Son of Sri Lakshmi Narayan Resident of Sri Narayan Mahot (Advocate), H.E. School Road, Vistipara, Hirapur, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ………. Petitioner No. 33/Respondent No. 33 34. Reeta Kumari Sharma Son of Prof R.N. Sharma Resident of Mahavir Nagar, Near Dhanbad, Dairy Farmm Bhuda, Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ……….. Petitioner No. 34/Respondent No. 34 35. Dr. Sanju Kumari D/o Sri Madhav Prasad Resident of SSLNT College Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ... Petitioner No. 35/Respondent No. 35 2026:JHHC:1147 4 36. Dr. Ajit Kumar Son of Sri Ayodhya Prasad Resident of PKRM College P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. ………… Petitioner No. 36/Respondent No. 36 37. Dr. Kavita Singh D/o Late Ramdhani Singh Resident of C/o Late Kalwari Devi, Shastri Nagar(West) Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ... Petitioner No. 37/Respondent No. 37 38. Dr. (Mrs) Leelawati Kumari Son of Late Kanhai Ram Mahto Resident of B-19, Kusum Vihar, P.O. BCCL, Township, Koylanagar, Dhanbad, P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ……….. Petitioner No. 38/Respondent No. 38 39. Dr. Krishnanath Bandopadhyay Son of Late Rabindranath Bandopadhyaya Resident of 1/D Bibhuti Apartment, L.C. Road, Hirapur, Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. ………. Petitioner No. 39/Respondent No. 39 40. Dr. Birendra Kumar Son of Late B.N. Choudhary Resident of Gali No. 4 Chiragora Professor Colony Dhanbad P.O. and P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. …………. Petitioner No. 40/Respondent No. 40 41. Sunita Jaiswal D/o Baleshwar Bhagat R/o Qr No. K.D. 220 Sindri P.O. and P.S. Sindri, District- Dhanbad. ………. Petitioner No. 41/Respondent No. 41 42. Dr. Shiv Prasad Son of Late Rameshwar Prasad Resident of MH/230/G Azad Nagar Maithan P.O. and P.S. Maithan, District- Dhanbad. ... Petitioner No. 42/Respondent No. 42 43. Dr. Liyakat Ali Son of Md Suleman R/o Giridih College Compus, Giridih, P.O. and P.S. Giridih, District- Giridih. ………. Petitioner No. 43/Respondent No. 43 44. Dr. Humayun Ashraf Son of Aminul Haque R/o Flat No. 202 Sangam Apartment Block Sumanpura Raja Bazar Patna, P.O. and P.S. Patna, District- Patna. ... Petitioner No. 44/Respondent No. 44 45. The Vinoba Bhave University through its Vice-Chancellor, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District-Hazaribag. …………… Respondent No. 3/Respondent No. 45 46. The Registrar, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, P.O. and P.S. Hazaribag, District- Hazaribag. ……….. Respondent No. 4/Respondent No. 46 47. The Jharkhand Public Service Commission, through its Chairman having its office at Circular Road, Lalpur, P.O. and P.S. Lalpur, District- Ranchi. ... Respondent No. 5/Respondent No. 47 --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioner-State : Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG-II Ms. Sweta Shukla, AC to AAG-II For the JPSC : M/s. Sanjoy Piprawall, Prince Kumar, Rakesh Ranjan, Jay Prakash, Advocates 2026:JHHC:1147 5 For the V.B. University : Dr. A.K. Singh, Advocate Mr. Sharon Toppo, Advocate For the Resp. Nos. 27, 28, 35, 36 & 42 : Mr. Lalit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate ---------- 12/ 16.01.2026 Since the order has been complied by the State in accordance with the applicable rules and procedure and pay-fixation has also been approved, hence, the instant application for modification has become infructuous. 2. Accordingly, the instant application stands dismissed as infructuous. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 16th January, 2026 Kunal/- Uploaded on 20.01.2026