RANCHI, India, Sept. 25 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Aug. 25:

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs;

(a) For issuance of an appropriate writ or a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents specially respondent no. 3 to pay benefits of 6th pay revision with effect from 01.01.2006 which was allowed to the other similarly situated employees of the Ranchi University as petitioner is working against the of vacant post Assistant and he has already been allowed the benefits of 4th and 5th pay revision.

(b) For issuance of an appropriate writ or a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay arrears as well as current salary under the 6th Pay Revision from 01.01.2006 till the date of implementation of 7th pay revision and further pay the benefits of 7th pay revision along with other similarly situated employees of the Ranchi University as and when enforced by the State Government.

(c) For issuance writ or a of an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue an order that petitioner has been confirmed against the vacant sanctioned post of Assistant of Ranchi University, Ranchi and on the basis of Judgment delivered in the case of Ratni Oraon, the respondents, specially the respondent nos. 2 and 3, cannot shirk their liability from paying benefits of 6th and 7th pay revision after working for more than 23 years. AND / OR

(d) For issuance of any other appropriate writ or direction(s) or order (s) as Your Honour may deem fit and proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the case for doing conscionable justice to the petitioner. [Prayer added pursuant to order dated 30.08.2023 passed in I.A. No. 7937 of 2023.]

(e) For issuance of appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing the letter no. passed by 62, dated 19.01.2023, the Director, Higher Education, Government of Jharkhand the benefits whereby of 6th Pay Revision has not been allowed. Moreover, the benefits of 5th pay Revision already made in the year 2009 has also been set aside. So, the instant document dated 19.01.2023, as contained in Letter No. 62, may be quashed and set aside with costs.

3. The brief facts of the case as per the pleadings made are that an advertisement was published by Ranchi University (hereinafter to be referred as University) for the post of computer operator among others. The petitioner applied and was selected by order of learned Vice Chancellor (in short VC) vide memo no. 1804 dated 23.12.1996.

Thereafter, the benefit of the 4th and 5th pay revision was granted to the petitioner. Further, the University vide its letter dated 29.04.2014 notified that the petitioner shall get the benefit of 6th pay revision; however, the State Government gave a note against the petitioner's name "pending for want of sanction letter, post and pay not prescribed....... "

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=%2FE3WiyNUWFIaR1oBGE62WvYKqfzGmd7lz08XdGNxt7ucH1gPawXJ73y2DcGIPm9Q&caseno=WPC/1148/2019&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010072382019&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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