Madhu Gupta v. the State of Jharkhand
Writ Petition (Service) – Promotion from Reader to Professor
Case brief
What is this about?
Madhu Gupta v. State of Jharkhand & others, W.P.(S) No.4025 of 2024, High Court of Jharkhand (Deepak Roshan, J.), decided 09.09.2024. Promotion of a 72-year-old Reader to Professor; two prior applications and unanswered representations to Ranchi University; writ disposed of with mandamus-style directions to the Registrar to treat the petition as a representation, recommend to JPSC if suitable within 08 weeks, and JPSC to grant concurrence by notification within a further four weeks. No statutes or precedents cited; no impugned order challenged; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with directions: respondent No.4 (Registrar, Ranchi University) to treat the writ application as a representation and decide the prayer; if the petitioner's case is found suitable in accordance with law and applicable rules, to recommend it to the JPSC for concurrence, completing the exercise within 08 weeks of receipt of the order; petitioner to serve the order on the University; JPSC to grant necessary concurrence within a further four weeks by issuing notification. Pending I.As. closed.