GANESH JEE PATHAK vs RESIDENT COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF JHARKHAND AND ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 30th January, 2026 Pronounced on: 21st April, 2026 W.P.(C) 7421/2011 GANESH JEE PATHAK S/o Late Sant Bilas Pathak R/o A-70, Arya Nagar Apartment Plot No. 91, I.P. Extension (Patparganj) Delhi-110092 …..Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeet Trivedi, Mr. Rajesh Pathak, Mr. Ishank Gupta, Ms. Prachi Patwal, Advocates. versus 1. RESIDENT COMMISSIONER Govt. of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Bhavan, Kusumpur Pahari, Vasant Vihar New Delhi …Respondent No.1 2. STATE OF JHARKHAND Through Chief Secretary Project building, Dhurva Ranchi, Jharkhand ….Respondent No. 2 3. LAW SECRETARY Government of Jharkhand Department of Law, Project Building, Dhurva, Ranchi, Jharkhand ….Respondent No.3 4. FINANCE SECRETARY Government of Jharkhand Department of finance Project Building Dhurva, Ranchi, Jharkhand ….Respondent No.4 5. SECRETARY (PERSONNEL AND ADMINSITRATIVE REFORM AND RAJBHASHA) Government of Jharkhand Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha, Project Building, Dhurva, Ranchi, Jharkhand. ……Respondent No. 5 Through: Mr. Jayesh Garurav, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Wri