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Akhileshwar Kumar Singh v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department

Jharkhand HC15 Sept 2026WPC/7207/2026

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Four retired employees filed a writ petition seeking Selection Grade benefits upon completion of 24 years of service and revision of pay, pension, gratuity, leave encashment and other retiral benefits with arrears plus 12% penal interest. The court did not decide the merits. It disposed of the petition by directing the District Education Officer (Respondent No. 4) to treat the writ as a representation and pass a reasoned speaking order within six weeks, with consequential orders within two weeks if decided in petitioners' favour.

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Direction to Respondent No. 4 to treat the writ as a representation and pass a reasoned speaking order within six weeks; consequential orders within two weeks if decided in petitioners' favour.

Akhileshwar Kumar Singh Vs the State of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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2026:JHHC:27912

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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W.P.(S). No. 7207 of 2026

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Akhileshwar Kumar Singh, aged about 66 years, Son of Late Rajendra Prasad Singh, resident of: Village-Rampur, P.O: Krishnagarh, P.S: Arrah Mufassil, Dist: Bhojpur, Bihar;

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Kanchan Verma, aged about 71 years, Daughter of Dr. Rajnikant Verma, resident of: C-1707, Luxuria Estate, Aditya World City, Bamheta, P.O. Kavi Nagar, P.S: Wave City, Dist: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh;

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Praveen Kumari Khanna, aged about 70 years, Wife of Devendra Kumar Khanna, resident of: 21 Sarita Vihar, Road No. 7 Extension, P.O. P.S: Sonari, Town: Jamshedpur, Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand: 4. Malti Sharma, aged about 72 years, Wife of Rajendra Kumar Sharma, resident of: 11 Gautam Road, Foundry Colony, Vidyapati Nagar, P.O. Sidgaura, P.S: Baridih, Town: Jamshedpur, Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand:

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………. Petitioners Versus

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The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi, officiating from his office at Project Bhawan, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand; 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Govt. of Jharkhand, officiating from his office at MDI Bhawan, Ground Floor, P.O & P.S Dhurwa, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand;

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The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairperson, District Education Establishment Committee, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, officiating from his office at the D.C Office, P.O- & P.S- Sakchi, Town: Jamshedpur, Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand;

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The District Education Officer, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, officiating from his office at Stocking Road, in front of the Blood Bank, CH Area, P.O- & P.S-Bistupur, Town: Jharkhand; Jamshedpur, Dist: East Singhbhum,

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The District Treasury Officer, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur, officiating from his office at the Court Campus, P.O- & P.S- Sakchi, Town: Jamshedpur, Dist: East Singhbhum, Jharkhand;

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The Principal Accountant General (A & E), Jharkhand, Ranchi, officiating from his its office at North Office Para, Doranda, P.O & P.SDoranda, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand;

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………. Respondents .

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

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----------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Diwakar Upadhyay, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Rohitashya Roy, AG ----------

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02/ 15.09.2026 By way of present writ application, the petitioners pray for a direction

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upon the respondents to sanction and release the benefits of Selection Grade

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2026:JHHC:27912

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from their respective due dates of completion of 24 years of service and after sanctioning the same, refix and revise the pay-scale, pension, gratuity, leave encashment and all other retiral benefits and release all consequential arrears of salary, pension and other retiral dues accruing therefrom.

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Petitioners have also prayed for direction upon the respondents to pay statutory and penal interest @ 12% p.a. on the delayed payment of arrears from the date of entitlement till actual realization.

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2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that suffice it would be if this writ petition is treated as representation of the petitioners and a direction be given to the respondents to pass a reasoned order within a stipulated period. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since no counteraffidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents; as such, the petitioners may be directed to file fresh representation before the concerned respondents so that their grievance can be redressed.

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4. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances and limited submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the Respondent No. 4 to treat this writ application as representation and take a decision with regard to the claim made by the petitioners in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations, by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that if the decision is taken in favour of the petitioners, necessary consequential order be passed within a period of 2 weeks thereafter.

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5. One of the petitioners is directed to serve a copy of this writ application to the concerned respondent so that their grievance can be redressed at the earliest. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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(Deepak Roshan, J.)

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15^th September, 2026 kunal/Uploaded 20.09.2026

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Akhileshwar Kumar Singh v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department

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