SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, NAVNEET KUMAR
Srikant Ram, son of Sujadhar Ram – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand, through the Director General of Police – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The instant petition has been filed in terms of the order/observation made by Hon'ble Apex Court dated 11.07.2022 in S.L.P. No.9467-9472 of 2022 whereby and whereunder the Hon'ble Apex Court has been pleased to make following observations, for ready reference the same is being referred hereunder as :-
We, however, do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned orders dated 13.12.2021, passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in the present petition and/or the Interlocutory Order dated 11.08.2017 passed by the Single Judge of the High Court.
However, at this stage, Mr. Sanjay Parikh, learned counsel for the petitioners, points out that services of some of the candidates, who were found medically fit by the Appellate/ Apex Medical Board have also been dispensed with. We find that no such argument was raised before the High Court. Be that as it may, we grant liberty to such candidates to, firstly, approach the Division Bench of the High Court for recall/review of the Orders terminating their services, and if they don’t s
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