S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA, J. - (1.) IN all these writ petitions almost common prayer having been made, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.
(2.) THE petitioners have challenged the notice, published in the daily newspapers i.e. 'Ranchi Express ' & other newspapers on 31st December, 2004/December, 2004, inviting applications for engagement of Medical/ Para -Medical personnel on contract basis. The said notice has been published, giving reference to an order dated 22nd December, 2004, passed by this Court in Cont. Case (C) No. 910 of 2004. Grievance of the petitioners is that though they have been engaged on contract basis for two years as Medical/Para -Medical personnel, such as, Doctor, Technical Assistant, Pharmacist, Nurse Grade 'A ' etc., in pursuance of Press Communique dated 30th October, 2003, published in the daily newspaper on 9th November, 2003, and are to continue till completion of two years ' contract period, the respondents have issued a fresh notice, inviting applications for engagement of Doctor/Para -Medical personnel against the posts, they are already performing duties.
(3.) AS the matter can be decided on short points, it is not necessary to discuss all the facts, except the relevant one, as stated hereunder : The State of Jharkhand issued a Press Communique dated 30th October, 2003, published in the newspaper on 9th November, 2003, followed by corrigendum, calling for applications for engagement of Medical/Para -Medical personnel on contract basis in 22 districts of the State of Jharkhand. The number of vacancies of Doctor, A.N.M., Nurse Grade 'A ', Technical Assistant and Pharmacist were shown therein. According to the petitioners, they being qualified, applied for the respective posts of Doctor, A.N.M., Nurse Grade 'A ', Technical Assistant and Pharmacist and after due selection, they were selected and engaged against the respective posts through agreements, reached between the respondents and petitioners in the month of November, 2003. They were engaged for a period of two years i.e. approximately up to middle of November, 2005. Details regarding the petitioners are shown hereunder : SI. Name District Date of Post No. Agreement WPS 5 No. 376/05 1. Mazharul Haque Chatra 12.11.2003 LabAsst. 2. Abhay Kr. Singh -do - 13.11.2003 - do - 3. Manoj Kumar - do - 12.11.2003 Pharmacist 4. Aftab Alaim -do - 15.11.2003 - do - 5. Arpana Klimari -do - 12.11.2003 N.G. 'A' 6. Bindu Kumari -do - 13.11.2003 - do - 7. Indu Kumari -do - 12.11.2003 - do - WPS No. 764/05 1. Mary Prinsla Simdega 14.11.2003 N.G. 'A' Soreng 2. Rita Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 3. Kamal Kishore -do - - do - Pharmacist Sahu 4. Vijay Kumar -do '' -do '' - do '' 5. Mrs. Rajshree -do '' -do '' Lab. Asst. Kri Singh 6. Mrs. Jivanti -do - -do - - do - Kujur 7. Kiran Kumari -do '' -do '' A.N. M. 8. Padmavati -do '' -do '' - do '' Kumari 9. Premlata -do '' -do '' - do '' Sinha 10.Sumati -do '' -do '' - do '' Dungdung 11.Grace -do '' -do '' - do '' Kindo 12.Nirmala -do '' -do '' - do '' Minz 13.Josima -do - -do - - do - Xaxa 14.Marsilata -do - -do - - do - Osga 15.Manjula -do - -do - - do - Lakra 16.Carmela -do - -do - - do - Beng 17.Amiya Rajat -do - -do - - do - Kerketta 18.Meera -do '' -do '' - do '' Kumari WPS No. 773/05 1. Archana Minz Seraikella Not given A.N. M. -Kharsawan 2. Sharmila Kumari -do - -do - - do - 3. Sushila Kisku -do - -do - - do - 4. Manorama Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 5. Rekha Kumari -do - -do - - do - 6. Punam Kumari -do - -do - - do - 7. Sobha Rani Soren -do - -do - - do - 8. Saiwa Mahto -do - -do - - do - 9. Purnima Kumari Seraikella Not given A.N. M. -Kharsawan 10.Madhuri Kumari -do - -do - - do - 11.Sandeep Nanda ''do '' '' do '' Pharamacist L2.Karuna Sindhu Lay ''do '' - do - WPS No. 776/05 1. Mukesh Kr. Sinha Hazaribagh 13.11.2003 Pharamacist 2. Manoj Kr. Goswami -do - -do - - do - 3. Suman Kr. Pandey -do - -do - - do - 4. Mina Kumari -do - -do - N.G. 'A' 5. Raka Kumari -do - -do - A.N. M. 6. Sunita Kumari -do - -do - - do - 7. Raniu Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 8. Anjana Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 9. Indu Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 10.Sangita Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 1. Santoshini Dhanbad 13.11.2003 N.G. 'A' Murmu 2. Gita Kumari -do - Not given A.N. M. Sinha WPS No. 885/05 1. Shailendra Bokro Bokro Lab. Tech Chandra Das 2. Umesh Prasadi ''do '' Not given Lab. Tech. Mahli 3. Sishupal ''do - ''do - 4. Arvind Kumar ''do '' ''do '' 5. I Mukesh Kumar -do - -do - 6. Raj Kumar -do - - do - Pharmacist 7. Mitendra Kr. -do - -do - Gandhi 1. Suman Kumar Giridih 13.11.2003 Pharmacist 2. Kumari Manju Bal ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 3. Prem Lata Sinha ''do '' ''do '' N.G. 'A' 4. Sneh Lata ''do '' ''do '' A.N. M. 5. Anjali Kumari -do - -do - - do - 6. Savitry Kumari ''do - ''do - '' do - 7. Pratibha Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 8. Asha Kumari ''do - ''do - '' do - 9. Balandina Tudu ''do - ''do - '' do - 10.Anastashiya Lakra ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 1. Pinki Kumari Chatra 13.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Kumari Rekha -do - -do - - do '' 3. Renu Kumari ''do '' -do - '' do '' 4. Kumari Rita ''do '' -do - - do - 5. Shanti Lakra ''do '' -do - - do '' 6. Salorma Tirky ''do '' -do - - do '' 7. Hilari Ekka -do - -do - -do - _ 8. Anita Kumari ''do '' -do - - do - 9. Bibha Kumari -do - -do '' - do - 10.Binita Kumari ''do - -do - '' do '' 11.Roylen Tigga -do - ''do '' N.G. 'A' 12.Chandrashekhar ''do '' '' do '' Pharmacist Singh 1. Rajesh Kumar Sahebganj Pharmacist 2. Archana Mandal -do - Not given N.G. 'A' 3. Rita Dutta ''do '' -do - - do - 4. Poonam Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do '' 5. Marium Murmu -do - ''do '' A.N. M. 6. Parwati Kisku ''do '' -do - '' do - 7. Usha Hembrom -do - -do - A.N. M. 8. Mary Hansda ''do '' -do - '' do - 1. Pyari Kujur Lohardaga 14.11.2003 N.G. 'A' 2. Sadhana Kumari ''do '' ''do '' '' do - 3. Shanti Kujur ''do '' Not given A.N. M. 4. Kumudni Kachap ''do '' -do - '' do - 5. Sushila Lakra -do - 14.11.2003 '' do - 6. Indramani toppo -do - Not given '' do '' 7. Mungamati Kumari ''do '' -do - '' do - 8. Jayanti Kujur ''do '' -do - 1. Amit Kumar Seraikella Pharmacist A.N. M. -Kharsawan 2. Shabnam Suhana -do - Not given '' do - 3. Sunita Kumar -do - -do '' '' do - 4. Rina Mishra -do - -do - Lab. Tech. 5. Shashi Rekha Minz -do - -do - '' do '' 6 Suraj Kumar Prasad -do - ''do '' - do - 7. Vijay Kr. Jha ''do '' - do - 8. Akhilesh Kumar Seraikella Not given Lab. Tech. Kharsawan 9. Ranjit Kumar ''do '' -do - '' do - 10.Anchla Bhengra -do '' -do '' '' do - 11.Manju Lakra ''do '' -do '' A.N. M. 12.Sukro Khalko ''do '' -do '' '' do - 13.Arvind Kr. Anand ''do '' - do - Pharmacist 14.Kiran Kumari -do - -do '' A.N. M. 15.Mala Sinha -do '' -do '' '' do - 16.Juhi Thakur -do '' -do '' - do - 17.Monika B. Tirki ''do '' -do - - do - 18.Purnima Kumari -do '' ''do '' '' do '' 19.Anita Dungdung -do - ''do '' '' 20/5/2014 Page 39 Anjani Kumar Srivastava Versus State Of Jharkhand do - 20.Ajit Kr. Mahto -do - -do '' Lab Tech. 21.Seeta Devi -do '' -do '' A.N. M. 22.Siimaria Dhan -do - ''do '' - do - 23.Anita Verma -do - -do '' '' do '' 24.Sunita Kumari -do '' -do - - do - 1. Kumaii Rani Garhwa 13.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Sunita Kumari ''do '' Not given '' do - 3. Sabita Kumari ''do '' -do '' '' do - 4. Rekha Kumari ''do '' 13.11.2003 '' do '' 5. Rani Kumari -do - Not given - do - 6. Anita Kumari -do '' -do '' - do - 7. Kranti Kumari -do - -do - '' do - 1. Manoj Kumar Deoghar 13.11.2003 Pharmacist WPS No. 1051/05 1. Ajay Kr. E. Sing - Not given Pharmacist Vishwakarma hbhum Jam -shedpur 2. Saumendra ''do '' ''do '' - do - Nath Dalai 3. Tkaram Mahto ''do '' -do '' - do - 4. Sukumar Mandal ''do - -do - '' do '' 5. Dilip Kr. -do - -do - ''do - Banerjee 6. Ranjan Kr. ''do '' ''do '' '' do - Pradhan 7. Gurbani Gagrai ''do '' -do - Lab. Tech. 8. Sujay Pramanic ''do '' ''do '' - do - 9. P. Parmeshwar -do - ''do '' '' do - Deo 10.Durga Prasad -do - ''do '' '' do '' Pani 11.Padmabati Giri E. Sing - Not given A.N. M. hbhum Jam -shedpur 12.Kamala Jana ''do '' ''do '' - do - 13.Kshama Mahto ''do '' ''do '' - do - 14.Joyshree ''do '' ''do '' - do - Bahuti 15.Jyoti Muni ''do '' ''do '' - do - Minz 16.Swapama ''do '' -do '' - do - Mahato 17.Beena Kumari ''do - -do - '' do '' 18.Rina Patra -do - -do - '' do - 19.Rinku Mukherjee 20.Punam Kri. ''do '' ''do '' '' do - Mahto 21.Jyoti Raina ''do '' -do - N.G. 'A' Toppo WPS No. 1053/05 1. Anil Kumar Hazaribagh 13.11.2003 Pharmacist Sinha 2. Ajit Kumar -do '' -do - - do - 1. Dr. Tarique W. 13.11.2003 Medical Ahmad Singhbhum Officer Chaibasa 2. Dr. Vikas -do - 13.11.2003 - do - Kr. Singhdeo 1. Sanjeev Kr Godda 12.11.2003 Pharmacist Verma 2. Bharti Kumari -do - -do - A.N. M. 3. Nilam Mishra -do '' -do '' -4 o - 4. Rajshree Das -do '' -do '' - do - 5. Anjana Kumari -do '' -do '' Lab. Tech. 6. Karuna Kumari ''do '' ''do '' A.N. M. 7. Sobha Rani -do '' -do '' '' do '' 8. Urmila Kumari -do '' -do '' '' do '' 9. Sugandhi Devi -do - -do - - do - 10.Shila Kumari -do '' -do '' - do - 11.Nilam Kumari ''do '' ''do '' - do - 12.Savitry Kumari -do '' -do '' '' do - 13.Amarendra -do '' -do '' Lab. Tech. Kumari 14.Anuj Kr. Jha -do - - do - Pharmacist 1. Simdega Not given Pharmacist 1. Swaran Lata Godda 12.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Vishakha -do - -do - -do - 3. Sudha Kumari 4. Meena Devi -do - -do - - do - 5. Gita Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 6. Sarojini -do '' -do '' -do '' Marandai 7. Rupa Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 8. Suraj Marti -do '' -do '' - do '' Murmu 9. Madhavi Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 10.Kumari Baby -do '' -do '' - do '' 11.Bibha Devi -do - -do - - do - WPS No. 1192/05 1. Sarswati Seraikella - 12.11.2003 A.N. M. Kumari Kharsawan 1. Kumari Dhanbad 13.11.2003 A.N. M. Sarojini Soren 2. Kanchan -do '' -do '' - do '' Kumari 3. Renu Kumari -do - -do - - do - 4. Sabita Das -do '' -do '' - do '' 5. Mala Kumari 6. Sujanti Devi -do '' -do '' - do '' 7. Kin Mallick @ -do '' -do '' - do '' Minu Kotal 8. Khasma Das -do '' -do '' - do '' 9. Meena Kumari 10. Rekha -do '' -do '' - do '' Srivastava 11. Kusum Kumari -do '' -do '' - do '' 12. Sangeeta -do '' -do '' N.G. 'A' Kumari 1. Bitia Tudu Pakur 13.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Elizabeth -do - -do - -do - Baskey 3. Karmella -do - Not given - do - Murmu 4. Anjileena -do - -do - -do - Soren 5. Aagnesh -do - -do - -do - Hembram 6. Rita Murmu -do - -do - -do - 7. Kumari Anita -do - -do - -do - Gorai 8. Ashalata -do - -do - -do - Hembram 9. Helena Hembrom -do - -do - - do - 10.Snehlata Soren -do - -do - - do - 11.Sheelavanti -do - -do - - do - Sunita Tudu 12.Shantilata -do - -do - -do - Tudu 13.Meery Baskey -do - -do - - do - 14. Brajbhushan Pakur 13.11.2003 Pharmacist Kr. Nayak 15.Premjit Kumar -do - Not given - do - 16.Jay Prakash -do - -do - - do - Malto 17.Md. Sahbaaz -do - -do - - do - Alam 1. Arvind Kumar E. 13.11.2003 Pharmacist Singbhum Jamshedp ur 2. Sunil Kr. -do - 14.11.2003 - do - Dwivedi A.N.M. 3. Shahina -do - -do - -do - Parween 4. Pushpa -do - -do - -do - Kumari 5. Reena Kumari -do - -do - - do - 6. Kalawati Seraikella -do - - do - Mahto 7. Rambha E. 17.11.2003 N.G. 'A' Kumari Singhbhum Jamshedp ur 8. Sandhya W. 13.11.2003 N.G. 'A' Kumari Singgbhum Jamshedp ur 1. Madhusudan Jmtara 13.11.2003 Lab. Tech Das 2. Subrata -do - - do - Pharmacist Sarkar 3. Subhas -do - -do - Lab. Tech. Chandra Das Not given 4. Nirola -do - 13.11.2003 A.N. M. Hembram 5. Sajal Kumar -do - Not given Pharmacist Mandal 6. Rajni Kant -do - 13.11.2003 Lab Tech. Mahto 7. Manju Mandal -do - 13.11.2003 A.N. M. 1. Raj Kumari Godda 12.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Gyatri Devi -do - -do - - do - WPS No. 1444/05 1. Prem Shanti Pakur 13.11.2003 A.N. M. Topno 2. Sunita Baskey -do - -do - - do - 3. Bimla Tudu -do - -do - A.N. M. 4. Iquebal Ahmad -do - - do - Pharmacist 1. Asha Lata Murmu Deoghar 13.11.2003 A.N. M. 2. Sadhna Konar -do - -do - - do - 3. Veena Kumari -do - -do - - do - 4. Nilam Kumari -do - -do - - do - 1.Sarva Mangla Rani Palamau 18.11.2003 - do - 2.Mejharen Tigga -do - 17.11.2003 - do - 3.Nirmaia Kumari -do - 20.11.2003 - do - 4.Manju Kumari -do - -do - - do - 5.Poonam Kispotta -do - -do - - do - 6.Magadalina Kujur -do - 18.11.2003 - do - 7.Shanti Devi -do - -do - - do - 8.Sangita Kumari -do - -do - - do - 9.Nisha Kumari -do - -do - - do - 10.Tarun Kanti Kujur -do - -do - - do - 11.Anita Kumari -do - -do - - do - 1. Mary Pakur 13.11.2003 A.N. M. Magdalane Hembrom 2. Mangaldalini -do - Not given - do - Baskey 3. Niranjan Kr. -do - 13.11.2003 Lab. Tech. Rajak 4. Santosh Kumar -do - Not given Pharmacist 1. Ravi Ranjam Godda 12.11.2003 Lab. Tech. Kumar 1. Bani Mazumdar Hazaribagh 13.11.2003 N. G. 'A' ;