IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 982 of 2021 ------

Habibur Rahman, S/o Late Mohammad Ishaque, R/o Konka Road, PO-GPO-Ranchi, PS-Lower Bazar, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand.

… … Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Principal Secretary, Personal Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department, Project Bhawan, PO-Dhurwa, PS-

Jaganathpur, District-Ranchi.

3. Additional Secretary, Personal Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department, Project Bhawan, PO-Dhurwa, PS-

Jaganathpur, District-Ranchi.

4. Dy. Commissioner, Office of the Dy. Commissioner, Administrative Building, Kutchery Campus, PO & PS-Kotwali, District-Ranchi.

5. Block Development Officer, Sonahatu Block, PO & PS-

Sonahatu, District-Ranchi. … … Respondent(s)

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CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J.

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For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Tiwary, Advocate Mr. Vishal Kr. Rai, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Achyut Keshav, AAG-V ------

17/ 01^st December,2025

1. The petitioner has challenged the punishment order dated 13.01.2014 as contained in Memo No.8/रा0-31/2013 whereby he has been inflicted the punishment of stoppage of three increments with cumulative effect and further a direction was made for recovery