IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL DHAGAT ON THE 11^th OF MARCH, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 31398 of 2023 ADITYA KULSHRESHTHA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Akash Choudhury - Advocate for petitioner.

Shri Ved Prakash Tiwari - Government Advocate for respondent No.1/State.

Shri Praveen Dubey - Advocate for respondent No.2.

ORDER Petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India making a prayer to issue writ of mandamus commanding respondents to comply with order dated 17.03.2023 and grant appointment to petitioner on post of Junior Assistant-cum-Data Entry Operator on compassionate basis.

2. Learned counsel appearing for petitioner submitted that petitioner was having requisite qualification on date when his application was under consideration for being appointed to the post of Junior Assistant-cum-Data Entry Operator. However, Clerk played a mischief and wrongly informed petitioner that there is no vacant position. Due to said wrong information, petitioner accepted the post of Chowkidar-cum- Helper. It is submitted that had correct information been given to petitioner, petitioner