JUDGMENT : ANIRUDDHA BOSE, J. 1. The appeal has been filed with a copy of the order which is a photocopy of certified copy. The first defect noted is certified copy of the order of the learned First Court which was passed on 1st February, 2018 is not made available though the application for the same was made on 3rd August, 2018. As the photocopy is available and substantial time has lapsed since application was made for certified copy, we chose to proceed in this appeal with the photocopy only. 2. Joint Registrar (Judicial) to conduct an enquiry and report to this Court by 14th December, 2018 as to why there is so much delay in making available the certified copy. 3. The other defect which remained to be cured relates to pages 23 and 24 which are illegible. We ignore this defect as learned counsel has read out the relevant pages before us at the time of hearing. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. The appellant’s plea for being permitted to participate in the selection process for the posts of Assistant Teachers through the general category has been rejected by the learned First Court on the ground that the appellant was Para Teacher. A Bench decision of this Court in the case of Pawan Singh Choudhary and others Vs. The State of Jharkhand and others (L.P.A. No. 186 of 2017) delivered on 11th May, 2018, has found the issue in favour of the applicant para-teachers in that case in a near identical situation. We enquired from the learned counsel for the State as to whether the aforesaid Bench decision was appealed against or not and he answered in the negative. Learned counsel for the State could not bring to our notice any distinguishing feature involved in this appeal which could have had persuaded us to take a different view. In such circumstances, the points raised in this appeal stand squarely covered by the Bench decision in favour of the appellant. 6. Learned counsel for the appellant has also submitted before us that the application of his client was made in terms of the Rules prescribed for the general category candidates and his client did not obtain any benefit specially preserved for “Para Teachers” category. 7. 6. Learned counsel for the appellant has also submitted before us that the application of his client was made in terms of the Rules prescribed for the general category candidates and his client did not obtain any benefit specially preserved for “Para Teachers” category. 7. We accordingly, set aside the decision of the learned First Court, which is under appeal, and direct the respondent-State to initiate counselling of the appellant as early as possible so that the same can be completed within a period of four months from today. 8. The appellant shall approach or remain present before the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district on any working day not later than 12 weeks from today and if he approaches the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district, the counselling exercise shall be completed within the period prescribed by us. 9. The appeal stands allowed in the above terms, without any order as to costs.