JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, June 18 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on May 15:

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for a direction to the respondents concerned for payment of interest @ 6% P.A. on the delayed payment of Salary, due to fake allegations of verification of Educational Certificates of the present petitioner levelled by the respondent no. 4 i.e., Head Maulvi and his full brother i.e. respondent no. 5, who is the Secretary of the Madarsa, are liable to pay the interest as due to their fake allegations, the petitioner has suffered a lot and as such, he is entitled to get the interest@6% P.A. in the light of the judgment rendered vide order dated 21.11.2023 passed in L.P.A. No. 564 of 2018 by the Division Bench of this Court.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner is fully entitled for the prayer made in the instant writ application; however, in spite of repeated representations, the grievance of the petitioner has not been redressed.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents fairly submits that this writ application may be disposed of and the petitioner may be directed to approach the concerned respondent by filing a fresh representation, who shall look into the matter so that the grievance of the petitioner can be redressed.

5. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions and without going into the merits of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the 4th respondent to look into the grievance of the petitioner by treating this writ application as representation and take a decision in the matter in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner and if the order is passed in favour of the petitioner, consequential monetary benefit shall be extended to the petitioner within a further period of four weeks. The petitioner may serve a copy of this writ application along with the relevant documents to the concerned respondent for convenience.

6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, also stands closed.

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