Anil Kumar Ram v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Data Entry Operator; Block Level; Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad; Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan; JEPC / Jharkhand Education Project Council; reduction of pay and allowances; emoluments; contractual employees; renewal of contract; arbitrary and discriminatory reduction; principles of natural justice; settled principle of law; fresh representation; reasonable order within two months; Letter No. PED/04/40/2014/Part-I/490 dated 28.02.2019; Annexure-10; Director Rajya Pariyojna; Secretary School Education and Literacy Department; Union of India ASGI; W.P (S) Nos. 1826, 1472, 1566, 1636, 2032, 3191 of 2019; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Justice Ambuj Nath; disposed of 01.08.2024.
What did the court decide?
No quashing of the impugned letter; with the Court's observation that the post-ten-years reduction appeared contrary to natural justice and settled law, the writ applications were disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to file fresh representations before the Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department and the Director, Rajya Priyojna, Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, to be decided by a reasonable order within two months of production/receipt of the order; pending I.As., if any, stood disposed of.