JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON ARUN KUMAR SINGH V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANR.

RANCHI, India, June 4 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 4:

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is having no instructions from his client, as such he is unable to press this writ application.

2. However, looking to the prayer made in this writ application and the nature of punishment, this Court proceeds to decide this case on merit.

3. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner, praying therein for quashing of Memo No. 2494 dated 20.08.2019 (Annexure-9), issued under the Signature of Under Secretary, Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Jharkhand; whereby and whereunder after culmination of departmental proceedings, the petitioner was...