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Vinita Kumari v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC24 Feb 2026WPC/1529/2024

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High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; WP(S) No.1529 of 2024; decided 24.02.2026 by Ananda Sen, J.; petitioner Vinita Kumari vs State of Jharkhand and JSSC; appointment to a post neither a fundamental right nor a vested right; zone of consideration; lesser marks in subject and category; vacant post; no right to appointment despite vacancies; writ dismissed for absence of vital information; liberty to approach JSSC for recommendation.

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Appointment to a particular post is neither a fundamental right nor a vested right. ¶15

Vinita Kumari Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:JHHC:5453

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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WP(S) No.1529 of 2024

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Vinita Kumari, aged about- 34 years, W/o - Ramjay Kumar, R/o - Saryan Nagar, P.O.-Ranchi GPO, P.S.- Sukhdev Nagar, Pincode- 834005, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand

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… Petitioner(s).

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand

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The Principal Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, At- Project Building, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand.

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The Director, Secondary Education, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, At- Project Building, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission through its Secretary, Having its office at Namkum, P.O. & P.S.- Namkum, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. … Respondent(s).

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CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J.

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-----For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shubham Mishra, Advocate Mr. Kazi Asif Iqubal, Advocate Mr. Gyandev Raj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Amit Kr., SC (M)-II For the JSSC : Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, Advocate Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Prince Kumar, Advocate Mr. Jay Prakash, Advocate …......

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04 / 24.02.2026 : Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the respondents.

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2. The petitioner is not pressing first prayer. In the first prayer the petitioner prayed for a direction upon the respondents to produce the marks of the petitioner.

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3. The petitioner is pressing the second prayer. The second prayer is that she should be appointed against the vacant post. Appointment to a particular post is neither a fundamental right nor a vested right. The petitioner has to show that she has come within the zone of consideration and the person who has been appointed has obtained lesser marks than the petitioner in her subject and category. In the entire petition there is nothing to suggest that what

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2026:JHHC:5453

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is the marks the petitioner has obtained nor it has been submitted that any person having lesser marks than the petitioner has been appointed in the subject and category of the petitioner.

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4. Thus, the petitioner in this writ petition has not made out any grounds for entertaining the same.

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5. Inspite of the fact that there are vacancies, the petitioner cannot claim by right to be appointed against the said vacant post. 6. Thus, I find no merit in this writ petition, the same is dismissed in the absence of vital information.

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7. If in future it is discovered that any person in the category and subject of the petitioner obtaining lesser marks than the petitioner has been appointed, it will be open to the petitioner to approach the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) claiming for her recommendation.

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(ANANDA SEN, J.)

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24.02.2026 Tanuj/CP-2

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