Rekha Upadhayay v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Step-up pay arrears 2008-09 to 2013-14; consolidated arrear bill; statutory interest; assistant teachers B.S.S. High School/B.S.S. Pranavananda Vidyamandir, Sonari, Jamshedpur; District Education Officer East Singhbhum to adjudicate fresh representation; six-week filing, eight-week decision, two-week payment/rejection-communication timelines; writ petition disposed of; WP(S) No.1178 of 2026; Ananda Sen, J.; 24.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
No prayed-for amount was ordered released at this stage; the writ petition was disposed of with directions to the petitioners to file a fresh representation with annexures before respondent no. 5 (District Education Officer, East Singhbhum) within six weeks, decision within eight weeks thereafter, extension of any found monetary benefits within two weeks further, or communication of rejection reasons within that period.