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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI L.P.A. No. 136 of 2026

1. Krishna Kumar Mishra, aged 82 years, son of Late Sudarshan Mishra, resident of Town 2, Near Railway Colony, Daltanganj P.Ο. and P.S.

Daltonganj, District Palamau.

2. Tunuka Debi, aged about 77 years, Widow of Late J.K. Sharma, resident of Paki Road, Near Lotus Academy P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District

Palamau.

3. Sheela Goel, aged about 78 years, widow of Late Bipin Bihari Sharan, resident of Balbhati, Panki Road, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District

Palamau.

4. Indu Devi, aged about 80 years, widow of Late R.K. Singh, resident of Panki Road near Charki Chatta, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

5. Sushil Kumar Choudhary, aged about 88 years, Son of Late Kailash Choudhary, resident of Panki Road, Redma, P.O. and P.S.- Daltonganj,

District Palamau.

6. Maheshwar Singh, aged about 79 years, Son of Late Sahdeo Singh, resident of Bye Pass Road, P.O. and P.S.- Daltonganj, District Palamau.

7. Rameshwar Prasad, aged about 81 years, Son of Late Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, resident of near Jail Hata, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

8. Manorama Devi, aged about 78 years, Widow of Late Deo Narayan Lal, resident of Balbhatta Panki Road, P.O. and P.S.-Daltonganj, District

Palamau.

9. Raja Devi, aged about 75 years, widow of Shobh Nath Mistri, resident of Bye Pass Road, Near Satkar Bhawan, P.O. and P.S.-Daltonganj, District

Palamau.

10. Subodh Devi, aged about 82 years, widow of Late Dinesh Prasad, resident of Abadganj P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

11. Rajiv Kumar Srivastava, aged about 81 years, Son of Umesh Chandra Prasad, resident of Abadganj P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

12. Kamla Kant Mishra, aged about 84 years, Son of Late Maheshwar Prasad Mishra, near Jail Hata, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

13. Daya Shankar Srivastava, aged about 79 years, Son of Late Sugriv Lal Srivastava, resident of Shahid Azam Bhagat Singh Nagar, Town No.2, Road

No.4, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District Palamau.

14. Subhash Chandra Mishra, aged about 80 years, Son of Late Tapeshwar Mishra, resident of Sri Ram Path, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District

Palamau.

15. Hira Lal Agarwal, aged about 81 years, Son of Late Chaturgun Lal Agarwal, resident of near Uphar Cinema, Ratu Road, P.O. and P.S. Ratu, District

Ranchi.

16. Eva Srivastava, aged about 78 years, Wife of Sri Shankar Srivastava, resident of Shahid Azam Bhagat Singh Nagar, Town No.2, Road No.4, P.O.

and P.S.-Daltonganj, District Palamau.

17. Nirmal Kumar Dubey, aged about 78 years, Son of Late Ram Naresh Dubey, resident of B.N. College Road, New Area, Hamidganj, P.O. and P.S.

Daltonganj, District Palamau.

18. Lalita Devi, aged about 81 years, widow Late Basudeo Prasad, resident of B.N. College Road, New Area, Hamidganj, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj,

District Palamau.

19. Digamber Singh, aged about 76 years, Son of Late Arjun Singh, resident of Charki Bhatta, Panki Road, P.O. and P.S.-Daltonganj, District Palamau.

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20. Krishna Nandan, aged about 76 years, Son of late Jaigobind Sharma, resident of Charki Bhatta, Panki Road, P.O. and P.S. Daltonganj, District

Palamau. …. …. Appellants Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Planning cum Finance Department, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, P.O.

Dhurwa P.S. Jagarnathpur, District Ranchi.

3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, having its office at Nepal House, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District

Ranchi.

4. The Director, Higher Education, Department of Higher and Technical Education, having its office at Nepal House, P.O. and P.S. Doranda,

District-Ranchi.

5. The Under Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, having its office at Nepal House, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District Ranchi.

6. The Ranchi University, Ranchi through its Registrar, having its office at Main Road, P.O.-GPO, P.S.- Lower Bazar, District- R