Amit Kumar Shrivastava v. the State of Jharkhand
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Identifier 2026:JHHC:799; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; lead case WP(S) No.5498 of 2022 (batch with WP(S) Nos.3930/2023, 196/2024, 2086/2024, 2655/2024, 6502/2024, 2974/2025, 3770/2025, 5741/2025 and one unnumbered writ); Ananda Sen, J.; decided 13.01.2026. Subject: pay parity / equal emoluments demanded by contractual teachers of residential schools run by the ST, SC, Minority & Backward Class Welfare Department versus teachers of Diwakalin Pahariya Schools (Pahariya Day School) of the same department, whose pay had been enhanced following WP(S) No. 6479 of 2016 and analogous cases. Outcome: writ petitions disposed of; Secretary of the Welfare Department directed to decide on revising petitioners' pay within 12 weeks; I.A. Nos. 11338 and 10932 of 2023 allowed (two petitioner names deleted). Keywords: parity in pay, emoluments revision, contractual teachers, residential schools, Diwakalin Pahariya Schools, Welfare Department Jharkhand.