RANCHI, India, Dec. 1 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Oct. 31:
Heard the parties.
The opposite parties have taken a conscious decision not to count the period which the petitioner is claiming for continuity in service on the ground that the same is not recorded in service book.
Vide order dated 2.5.2024 passed In WPS No. 233 of 2022, this Court directed the State to consider the case of the petitioner and if there is no other legal impediment, to count the aforesaid period. No particular mandamus was issued to count the aforesaid period and the matter was left to the opposite parties to consider the same.
The opposite parties has considered and passed the order. Even if the order is erroneous, this Court cannot declare the same as invalid or erroneous in this contempt jurisdiction. The petitioner should file a separate writ petition seeking for mandamus.
Thus, I am of the opinion that no contempt is made out. This contempt application is dropped.
However, liberty is given to the petitioner to challenge the order of rejection by filing a seperate writ application.
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