RANCHI, India, June 13 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on May 12:

I.A. No. 8646 of 2023

1. The present interlocutory application seeks condonation of delay of 54 days in instituting this appeal.

2. We have perused the averments in the I.A. and we are satisfied that the cause shown is sufficient.

3. Accordingly, the delay is condoned and I.A. is disposed of. L.P.A. No. 642 of 2022

4. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

5. This appeal challenges the learned Single Judge's order dated 02.08.2022 dismissing petitioner's W.P.(C) No. 3790 of 2018.

6. Mrs. Darshana Poddar Mishra, the learned counsel for the appellant, submits that in this case the appellant had produced a caste certificate in the format issued by the respondent authorities. Based on such caste certificate, the appellant was also invited to attend the interview. She submitted that if the format in which the caste certificate was issued was not found to be aligning with the format prescribed in Advertisement No. 2/2016, the appellant, should not have been faulted and her candidature rejected on the said ground.

7. Mrs. Darshana Poddar Mishra, learned counsel for the appellant, submitted that the above facts did not obtain in the case of Dr. Nutan Indwar @ Nutan Indwar Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. and connected matters i.e., L.P.A. No. 64 of 2020 and connected matters, which were disposed of by common judgment and order dated 07.05.2026. She submitted that for no fault of the appellant, the candidature of the appellant would not have been rejected or the appellant would not have been denied the benefits of reservation and treated as a general-category candidate.

8. Mr. Sanjoy Piprawall, learned counsel for the J.P.S.C, submitted that there is no error in the view taken by the learned Single Judge in the impugned order. He submitted that such a view aligns with the decision in Dr Nutan Indwar (supra) and the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Mohit Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1125.

9. Accordingly, he submitted that the issue raised in this appeal is no longer res integra, and therefore, the appeal may be dismissed.

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