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Mukesh Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary

Jharkhand HC14 Sept 2026WPC/7078/2026

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The court disposed of the writ petition by granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the One-Man Fact Finding Committee headed by Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary, treating the writ application and its annexures as an application before the Committee. The respondents did not object to this course.

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Liberty to approach the One-Man Fact Finding Committee by filing the writ application and annexures.

Mukesh Kumar Vs the State of Jharkhand through the… — Service and Employment | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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2026:JHHC:27637

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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W.P. (S) No. 7078 of 2026

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Mukesh Kumar, aged about 43 Years, S/O Bedanand Choudhary, Resident of vill - Ward no. 15, Sahora, P.O & PSSahora, District Munger, (Bihar) 813221.

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Niranjan Pandey Aged about 42 Years, S/o-Bhuneshwar Pandey, Resident of vill P.O Pawai, PS- Amarpur, DistrictBanka, (Bihar) 813101.

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Manoj Kumar Mishra, aged about 44 years, S/O -Ravikant Mishra, R/O Danre, Godda P.O + P.S-Danrey Katchery, Dist. Godda (Jharkhand).

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Binod Kumar Gupta, aged about 48 years, S/o- Ramjea Sah, Resident of vill-Badbihar Colony, P.O & PS- Kahalgaon, DistrictBhagalpur, (Bihar) 813203

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Kaushal Kumar Tiwari, Aged about 48 Years, S/o-Badri Narayan Tiwari, Resident of vill - Parsa, Godda P.O Amour PSBalbadda, District-(Jharkhand) 814160. .... Petitioner(s)

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The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa ,District – Ranchi.

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

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The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Raj Bhasha, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O:Dhurwa ,P.S-Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi

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The Director, Secondary Education Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O: Dhurwa, P.S-Dhurwa, DistRanchi

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The Chairman, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, AtKalinagar, Chai Bagan, P.O.&P.S.- Namkum, Ranchi-834010.

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The Secretary, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, AtKalinagar, Chai Bagan, P.O.&P.S.- Namkum, Ranchi-834010

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The Examination Controller, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, At-Kalinagar, Chai Bagan, P.O.&P.S.-Namkum, Ranchi-834010. .... Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

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For the Petitioner(s) : Md. Sharukh Ansari, Advocate Md. Faruque Ansari, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mrs. Oishi Das, A.C. to A.G. Mr. Tejo Mistri, Advocate --------- 02/Dated: 14.09.2026

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1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners

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submits that the issue involved in this writ application is same and similar with that of W.P. (S) No. 582 of 2023 with analogous cases in which the petitioners were given liberty to approach the One-Man Fact Finding Committee; as such, the instant writ application may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the One-Man Fact Finding Committee headed by Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary. It is further prayed that the instant writ application along with additional documents may be permitted to be treated as an application before the One-Man Fact Finding Committee.

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3. There is no objection from the respondents.

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4. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to approach the OneMan Fact Finding Committee by filing copy of the writ application along with its annexures and other documents, if so advised.

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(Deepak Roshan, J.)

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