RANCHI, India, March 10 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Feb. 9:

1. Heard the parties.

2. This is a case of certiorari. Thus, it is not necessary to call for a counter-affidavit from the respondents.

3. The petitioner seeks to quash Annexure-12, which is a Communication dated 04.09.2025 by which the claim of compassionate appointment of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that he is aged more than 35 years.

4. After going through the records, I find that the respondents rejected the claim of the petitioner after arriving at a conclusion that he is aged more than 35 years on the date of the death of employee based on some entries of age of the petitioner in the service records of his father and also aft...