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VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Bhola Nath – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIKRAM NATH, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellants in the above-captioned appeals are the employees of the respondent-State. The relevant particulars pertaining to the appellants, necessary for adjudication of the issues arising for consideration herein, may be summarized as follows:
| Sr. No. | Name of lead petitioner | Case No. before Single Judge | Case No. before Division Bench | Special Leave Petition No. |
| 1. | Bhola Nath | WP S No. 2597 of 2023 | LPA No. 390 of 2024 | SLP C No. 30762 of 2024 |
| 2. | Uday Kant Yadav | WP S No. 129 of 2023 | LPA No. 356 of 2024 | SLP C No. 28352 of 2024 |
| 3. | Prakash Kumar | WP S No. 3621 of 2023 | LPA No. 368 of 2024 | SLP C No. 3430 of 2025 |
3. The present appeals are directed against the judgments dated 17th September, 2024, 15th October, 2024 and 2nd December, 2024, passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi1[Hereinafter, referred to as “High Court”] in Letter Patent Appeal Nos. 390 of 2024, 356 of 2024 and 368 of 2024, respect
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