Dismissed¶22
Rinku Sharan Shrivastava v. the State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary Water Resources Department
Jharkhand HCWPC/596/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Promotion consideration Upper Division Clerk to Head Clerk denied; seniority-determined-afresh clause (Clause-3) of 2011 inter-range transfer (Office Order No. 1837 dated 28.06.2011) from Deoghar Range to Ranchi Range governs; stipulation unchallenged for seven years; Water Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand; writ W.P.(S) No. 596 of 2019 dismissed on 05.08.2024 by Ambuj Nath, J.; pending I.A. disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that, as the 2011 transfer order specifically stipulated that the petitioner's seniority would be determined afresh on the basis of his date of joining at Ranchi Range, that stipulation governs his seniority at Ranchi Range. ¶21