Milka Kumari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Pay parity / equal emoluments; contractual teachers; residential schools vs 'Diwakalin Pahariya Schools' (Pahariya Day Schools); Department of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare, Government of Jharkhand; direction to Secretary to decide pay revision within 12 weeks; Rs. 200 per class existing emoluments; WP(S) No.5498 of 2022 with connected WP(S) Nos. 3930 of 2023, 196 of 2024, 2086 of 2024, 2655 of 2024, 6502 of 2024, 2974 of 2025, 3770 of 2025, 5741 of 2025; prior proceedings WP(S) No. 6479 of 2016; Ananda Sen, J.; decided 13.01.2026; neutral citation 2026:JHHC:799; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
What did the court decide?
Secretary, Department of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare, Government of Jharkhand directed to take a decision within 12 weeks (from receipt of copy of the order) on revising the pay/emoluments of the petitioners, extending the benefit of pay enhancement given to similarly situated Teachers of the Diwakalin Pahariya Schools; I.A. Nos. 11338 of 2023 and 10932 of 2023 in WP(S) No. 3930 of 2023 allowed (deletion of petitioner nos. 59, Rajdip Kumar, and 62, Abhishek Bharti); rest of the pending I.As disposed of.