2025:JHHC:37974 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No.6336 of 2024 ----- 1.Professor Umesh Kumar Chourasia, S/o Late Janki Ram Chourasia, R/o Radha Govind Street, Tharpakhna, Ranchi P.O. and P.S. Lower Bazar, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) 2.Raj Mani Pathak, S/o Late Bhim Pathak R/o Road No.3, Near Sri Hanuman Mandir, Vidya Nagar, Harmu, Ranchi-2, P.O. and P.S. Sukhdeonagar, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand through its Director, Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Jharkhand, Nepal House, Doranda, Ranchi, P.O. and P.S. Doranda, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) 2.Ranchi University, Ranchi through its Vice Chancellor, Main Road, Ranchi, P.O.- G.P.O., Ranchi, P.s. Kotwali, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) 3.Governing Body of the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial College, Pandra through its President/ Secretary, P.O. and P.S. Pandra, Ranchi, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) 4.The Principal, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial College, Pandra, Ranchi, P.O and P.S. Pandra, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shree Krishna Pandey, Advocate Mr. Niladri S. Mukharjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Soumya S. Pandey, AC to AAG-I For the Resp. Nos.3&4 : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate Ms. Pratibha Mahto, Advocate …...... 07/ 18.12.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the parties. 2. The gratuity has now been paid to the petitioners that too, after a period of three years. 3. So far as Group Insurance and Leave Encashment are concerned, there is no scheme of the respondents. Thus, this Court cannot direct to respondents to pay the same. 4. So far as the delayed payment of gratuity is concerned, the respondents are directed to pay the same with interest @ 7% per annum for the period of three years when it was withheld. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 18th December, 2025 R.S./ Uploaded on 18 /12/2025