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Dinbandhu Mishra v. Human Resources Department

Jharkhand HC18 Mar 2024WPC/2315/2015

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Dismissal of writ petition seeking recognition of service, seniority and salary (initial appointment vs date of selection of Schools; Screening Committee report) — case held squarely covered by order dated 07.02.2024 in W.P.(S) No. 497 of 2015 and analogous cases; settled law cannot be unsettled after more than a decade; petitioner's cited judgments inapplicable; State of Jharkhand, HRD Department, Director (Secondary Education), Santhalpargana Division Dumka, DEO Godda; no costs; interlocutory applications disposed.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner's case is squarely covered by the order dated 07.02.2024 passed in W.P.(S) No. 497 of 2015 and other analogous cases; nothing remains to be adjudicated and the writ petition merits dismissal. ¶16

Dinbandhu Mishra Vs Human Resources Department — Jharkhand HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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W.P. (S) No. 2315 of 2015

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Dinbandhu Mishra … … … Petitioner

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The State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, Dhurwa, Ranchi

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The Director (Secondary Education), Human Resource Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, Ranchi

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The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Santhalpargana Division, Dumka

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District Education Officer, Godda

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… … Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE S. N. PATHAK

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Sanjit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Roy, AC to GA-III

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14/18.03.2024 Heard the parties.

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Petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for recognition of his service from the date of his initial appointment or with effect from the date of selection of the Schools, whichever is later in view of rules, regulations, circulars, orders and report of the Screening Committee and further to give him seniority from the date of his initial appointment and to pay salary with effect from the date of selection of the School.

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At the very outset it has been argued by Mr. Rakesh Kumar Roy, AC to learned GA-III that similar issue was involved in W.P.(S) No. 497 of 2015 and other analogous cases and prayer of the petitioners therein was rejected by this Court vide order dated 07.02.2024 and as such, this writ petition is also fit to be dismissed in view thereof.

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From the order dated 07.02.2024, passed in W.P.(S) No. 497 of 2015 and other analogous cases, it appears that case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the said Judgment. Nothing remains to be adjudicated. This writ petition merits dismissal.

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The law which has been set at rest and settled, cannot be unsettled after a lapse of more than a decade. None of the Judgments

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relied upon by the petitioner are applicable in the instant case. No interference is warranted in the instant writ petition and as such the writ petitions is hereby dismissed.

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No order as to costs.

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Pending interlocutory applications, if any, also stand disposed

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