Umesh Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pay-parity writ, Patna HC, CWJC No.2101 of 2025, Harish Kumar J, decided 10-02-2025: 69 petitioners (Industry Extension Officers) denied pay scale identical to comparators Alakh Kumar Sinha and Rajesh Kumar, who secured revision via CWJC No. 12301 of 2004 (order 09.03.2007), affirmed in LPA No. 878 of 2007, Civil Review No. 209 of 2012 dismissed; comparators granted Rs. 1600-2780 and Rs. 5000-8000 w.e.f. 01.01.1996 after contempt petition; gradation list memo no. 4852 dated 07.09.1995 lists both. Court disposed petition directing Director, Industries (respondent no. 4) to decide claims per Finance Dept Memo No. 9803 (21.10.2011), Memo No. 4190 (18.11.2021), clause 4C Bihar Litigation Policy 2011, and Apex Court mandate in Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel vs. Union of India & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 1943 of 2022; compliance preferably within 12 weeks.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the petitioners' claim for admissible pay scale in terms of the Finance Department notification Memo No. 9803 dated 21.10.2011, the affirmed order in CWJC No. 12301 of 2004, and the Additional Director, Industries order Memo No. 4190 dated 18.11.2021; if the claim is found identical to Alakh Kumar Sinha and Rajesh Kumar, identical relief to be accorded per clause 4C of the Bihar Litigation Policy, 2011 and the mandate in Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel vs. Union of India & Ors., preferably within 12 weeks.