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 dec...