S. No. 13 Regular Cause List IN THE HIGH COURT 0F JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1232/2024 GHULAM MOHAMMAD SHAH AND ANR. …Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Zahoor Jan, Advocate Vs. J AND K FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ORS. ...Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Maha Majeed, Assisting counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL-JUDGE ORDER 05.12.2025 Petitioners seek the following relief: “By issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, any other appropriate Order or Direction, the Respondents be directed to calculate any pay to the petitioners, the differential leave salary due on account of increase in the basic pay in view of the 6th Pay Revision along with interest. The said relief has been claimed by the petitioners precisely on the ground that after the Revision of pay, the petitioners were entitled to the arrears of gratuity as well as leave salary. His submission is that on account of the pay Revision, respondents have released the benefit of arrears of gratuity on account of the revision and have paid him the amount which was due to him because of the said revision. However, he has not been paid the differential amount due to him on account of the pay revision, so far as the leave salary was concerned. He only grievance is that respondents are required to calculate the leave salary on the basis of such pay revision and paid the balance of leave salary (i.e. leave salary due on account of revision minus the amount of leave salary already paid). His only submission is that respondents be asked to calculate the differential of the leave salary on account of revision of the pay and release the same in their favour. Ms. Maha Majeed, assisting counsel submits that the petitioners claim with regard to the amount due to them on account of leave salary on account 2 WP(C) 1232/2024 of revision of the pay will be considered and whatever is found due will be paid to them within one month. In view of the submissions made, this petition shall stand disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and decide the claim of the petitioners within a period of one month. However, in case petitioners feel aggrieved and their claim is not decided, they can approach this, Court. (VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL) JUDGE Srinagar 05.12.2025. “Imtiyaz” Imtiyaz Ul Gani I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document 11.12.2025 10:34