RANCHI, India, Aug. 13 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 14:

1. Reply to I.A No. 8678 of 2025 filed on behalf of the proposed intervener is tendered in the Court by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Taken on record. I.A No. 8678 of 2025

3. This interlocutory application has been filed for intervention/impleadment as party-respondent no.9 and 10 who are as follows:

1. Ranjan Kumari, aged about 39 years, wife of Rajesh Kumar, resident of Flat No. 2A, Block-A, Arihant Residency, Chesire Home Road, PO & PS-Bariyatu, District-Ranchi

2. Raju Mahtha, aged about 40 years, son of Jai Narayan Mahtha, permanent resident of 102 Omkara Hills, Amethiya Nagar, PO and PS-Namkum, Ranchi

4. Looking to the averments made in this application and the prayer made in the instant writ application, I.A No. 8678 of 2025 is allowed.

5. Let necessary correction be carried out in the memo of parties by learned counsel during course of the day.

W.P.(S) No. 2106 of 2025

6. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs:

"(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing upon the respondents to grant the notional appointment from the date of appointment of similarly situated employees i.e. 16.11.2009 recruited through common recruitment process being Advertisement Notice No. 01 of 2008 floated by the then Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) with all consequential benefits like increments etc., as per their merit in the selection process irrespective of their date of joining since the same was not under their control.

AND/OR

(ii) For issuance of such other writ, order or direction as Your Lordships may deem fit and proper for doing conscionable justice to the petitioners."

7. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that suffice it would be to allow this petitioner to approach the concerned respondent who shall decide the issue in accordance with law and also in the light of judgment dated 24.09.2024 passed in W.P.(S) No. 4007 of 2022.

8. Learned counsel for the concerned respondent does not have any objection.

9. Learned counsel for the intervenor fairly submits that if the petitioner approaches the concerned respondent, he shall also hear the intervenor in order to finalize the seniority as claimed by the petitioner.

10. Having regard to the aforesaid submission of learned counsel for the rival parties, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned respondent and file a fresh representation along with all relevant documents and judgments to be relied upon by him.

If any such representation is preferred before the concerned respondent, he shall look into the matter and after verification of records and after giving hearing to contesting parties including the intervenor, shall take a decision in the matter in accordance with law and applicable Rules and Regulations by passing a reasoned and speaking order. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 12 weeks.

After passing of the reasoned order, necessary benefits shall also be extended to the petitioner within a further period of 4 weeks.

11. As a result, the instant writ application stands disposed of in the manner indicated hereinabove. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed.

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