Sanjay Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand through Additional Chief Secretary Drinking Water and Sanitation Department
Service – daily wagers – minimum of pay scale – placement under contractor/outsource
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; W.P (S) No. 1997 of 2020; decided 14.11.2025 by Deepak Roshan, J.; petitioners: seven daily-wager workmen (Sanjay Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Ashok Oraon, Dipak Kumar Rai, Raju Oraon, Munna Sah, John Minz); respondents: State of Jharkhand, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department officials (ACS, Engineer-in-Chief, SE Town Circle Ranchi, EE Gonda Division); subject: daily wagers granted minimum of pay scale vide order dt. 24.08.2016 in W.P.S. No. 688/2013, then placed under contractor/outsource, salary stopped from September 2019 and work stopped during pendency; writ disposed of (not decided) with liberty to file fresh detailed representation before Respondent No. 1 within 4 weeks; reasoned and speaking order directed within further 12 weeks; no monetary award; advocates: Saurabh Shekhar, Anuraj Kumar (petitioners); Harsh Chandra (State).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file fresh and detailed representation(s) with supporting documents and judgments before respondent No. 1 within four weeks, with a direction to respondent No. 1 to verify the records and pass a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within a further period of twelve weeks.