Vinod Kumar And Ors. v. Health
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court 2026 disposal of a 2015-filed service writ concerning regularization of petitioners in the health-appointment context (advertisement dated 07.11.2015 for Nurses Grade-A, ANM, Pharmacist, Medical and Lab Assistant, since cancelled). Relief: liberty to file representations for regularization before respondent no. 2 (Principal Secretary, Health) within ten weeks; processing under the Jharkhand regularization policy of 2015 (amended 2019) with orders within a further 12 weeks. Dispositive directions only; no statute or precedent engaged; useful for matters on disposal-with-liberty-to-represent and regularization-policy route.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to each petitioner to approach respondent no. 2 (Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare) with representation(s) for regularization of services within ten weeks; representations to be dealt with under the State regularization policy (2015, amended 2019) and appropriate orders passed within a further period of 12 weeks; pending I.As disposed of.