RANCHI, India, Jan. 27 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 5:

1. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioner and learned counsel representing the respondents.

2. The petitioner in this writ petition has prayed to cancel the appointment of Ex-Hawaldar Yogendra Kumar, and appoint the petitioner in his place. He has further prayed to set aside the merit list, which has been prepared pursuant to Advertisement bearing No. N.B. 815/2019, for the post of Peon. He also claims consequential benefits.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner and others being Ex-servicemen, were eligible to be appointed in the State of Jharkhand in Class-IV Post. An Advertisement was also published in the year 2019 for ...