Shankar Prasad Singh v. The State Of Jharkhand Through Its Chief Secretary And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner challenged an order inflicting departmental punishment. The single-judge bench noted the existence of a statutory appeal to the DIG, Kolhan Division, and held it not inclined to entertain the writ ab initio.
What did the court decide?
The writ application is disposed of, and the petitioner is directed to approach the DIG by filing a statutory appeal within six months.