2025:JHHC:11667 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 1763 of 2025 --------- 1. Nilima Sandi, aged about 70 years, wife of Late Levena Mundri, resident of H. NO. 157, Bagunhatu, Road No.-3, P.O. & P.S. Baridih, Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 2. Ful Kumari, aged about 79 years, wife of Late L.D. Singh, resident of H. No. 38, Prakash Bhawan, New Sitaramdera, P.O. & P.S. Agrico, Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 3. Amrit Panchali, aged about 70 years, wife of Late Urminder Singh, resident of Flat No. 108/4, Sahil Tower, New Layout, Sitaramdewra, P.O. & P.S. Agrico, Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 4. Ganeshwar Mardi, aged about 70 years, son of Late Ram Chandra Mardi, resident of village Mako, P.O. Bhalki, P.S. Kowali Potka, District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. ...Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, H.E.C. Township, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 2. The Director, Department of School Education and Literacy (Primary Education), Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, H.E.C. Township, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District-Ranchi. 3. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Kolhan Division at Chaibasa, P.O., P.S. Chaibasa, District-West Singhbhum. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur, P.O. &, P.S. Mango, District-East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur. ....Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Ms. Amrita Banerjee, A.C. to G.P.-I --------- 02/Dated:-16.04.2025 1. Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The instant application has been preferred by the petitioners for the following reliefs: (i) For equitable relief in the matter of payment of arrears of difference of salary for the period from 1989 to 2003 as has been allowed to the writ Petitioners of W.P.(S) No. 969/2006 and other analogous cases while considering that the matter has been agitated 2025:JHHC:11667 2 by the State authorities up to the Hon'ble Apex Court and they had lost, whereupon direction has been passed for allowing such benefits to all similarly situated Assistant Teachers. (ii) For a direction(s) upon the respondent authorities to revise the pay scale of the petitioners w.e.f. 1.4.1989 in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-2600 under 4th Pay Revision and to consequently replace the same in the pay scale of Rs. 5000- 8000 under 5th Pay Revision and in the pay scale of Rs. 9300-34800 under 6th Pay Revision and to consequently release the same with arrears of difference of pay scale. 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the Petitioners draws attention of this Court towards paragraph nos. 7 & 8 of the counter affidavit filed by the 4th Respondent and submits that though the claim of the petitioners has been entertained and pay has been revised, but actual monetary benefit has not been given to them till date. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that by virtue of office order as contained in Memo no. 117 dated 16.01.2025 (Annexure-A to the counter affidavit), the grievance of the Petitioners has already been redressed and certainly the monetary benefit will also be paid to them at the earliest. 5. Having regard to the prayers made in the instant writ application coupled with the averments made in paragraph nos. 7 & 8 of the counter affidavit, it is clear that the grievance of the Petitioners has been redressed; however, as per the Petitioners, the monetary benefit has not yet been paid to them. 6. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the monetary benefit which has accrued pursuant to the office order dated 2025:JHHC:11667 3 16.01.2025 (Annexure-A to the counter affidavit), the same shall be paid to the petitioners within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of. Pending IAs, if any, also stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) vikas/-