ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY
Raghuraj Prasad Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY, J.
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:
And/or
b. For issuance of direction upon the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner under BC-I category as by virtue of the resolution dated 23.07.2015 passed by the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, the category of the petitioner has been shifted from BC-II to BC-I category and accordingly he had been issued a valid caste certificate by the competent authority;
And/or
c. For directions upon the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on post of constable under BC-I category as by virtue of the
J&K Public Service Commission Vs Israr Ahmad and others” reported in (2005) 12 SCC 498
J. Ashok Kumar Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors” reported in (1996) 3 SCC 320
Rohan Thakur versus State of Jharkhand” reported in 2019 (3) JBCJ 44
The State of Tamil Nadu and Others Vs. G. Hemalathaa and Anr.
State of Rajasthan and Ors. Vs Jagdish Chopra (2007) 8 SCC 161
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