Sunil Kumar Sinha v. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Sunil Kumar Sinha v. State of Jharkhand and others, W.P.(S) No. 1499 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (neutral citation 2026:JHHC:6266), decided 10.03.2026 by Ananda Sen, J. Suspension order dated 26.05.2025 (Memo No.560) not interfered with; Disciplinary Authority (respondent No.2, Secretary, Department of Commercial Taxes) directed to conclude departmental proceeding preferably within three months and hand over final order to petitioner; counter-affidavit dispensed with; writ petition disposed of; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 (Disciplinary Authority) to conclude the departmental proceeding against the petitioner preferably within three months from receipt of a copy of the order and to hand over the final order to the petitioner; the suspension order was left untouched.