Allowed
Amarnath Jha v. the State of Jharkhand
Jharkhand HCWPC/7319/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed a writ petition filed by 66 petitioners seeking enhancement of their superannuation age from 58 to 60 years. The court relied on a prior Division Bench judgment (L.P.A No.442 of 2006) and a Supreme Court order (Civil Appeal No.3384 of 2012) which had already settled the issue in favour of similarly situated employees. The court directed the Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation (Respondent No.4) to extend the same consequential monetary benefits to the petitioners within 8 weeks.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; Respondent No.4 directed to grant the same consequential benefits as given to similarly situated persons within 8 weeks.