RANCHI, India, Aug. 12 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 14:

1. The present interlocutory application has been filed on behalf of the appellants under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay of 218 days in filing the instant Letters Patent Appeal challenging the order/judgment dated 12.08.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(S) No.6800 of 2018.

2. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that on 05.10.2024 it came to the knowledge of the concerned department about passing of the impugned judgment dated 12.08.2024 and thereafter on 02.12.2024, a decision was taken by the appellant-department to file Letters Patent Appeal against the impugned judgment. On 04.12.2024, the file...