2025:JHHC:37722 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No.5047 of 2024 ----- Surendra Thakur, S/o Late Ramcharita Thakur, R/o Village- Hatia, P.O. Hatia, P.S. Jagnathpur, District- Ranchi .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand through Director Social Security Directorate Jharkhand P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District- Ranchi 2.The Joint Secretary Women Child Development and Social Security Department Jharkhand P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jay Prakash Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, SC (L&C)-I Mr. Prashant Kr. Rai, AC to SC (L&C)-I …...... 05 / 16.12.2025: The Director, Social Security Directorate Jharkhand is present in the Court pursuant to the order dated 24.11.2025. 2. He submits that he has taken steps to identify the Officer, for whose latches the counter affidavit was not filed at that time. He submits that show cause has been sent to erring officials. He also admits that the cost of Rs.10,000/- has already been deposited and receipt has been annexed. 3. Considering the said submission, appearance of the Director, Social Security Directorate Jharkhand is dispensed with. Further, it is made clear that the amount of Rs.10,000/- which has been deposited by the Department must be recovered from the salary of the erring officials and must be deposited in the account from which this cost of Rs.10,000/- has been paid by the Department. 4. The document showing the entire transaction should be placed before the learned Registrar General of this Court within four weeks. 5. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State on the merits of the case. 6. It has been submitted that all the grievances of the petitioner has been redressed. 7. After going through the affidavit, I find that the amount which was deducted from the salary of the petitioner has been refunded. The said fact has also been admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 8. So far as the second relief of grant of MACP is concerned, in paragraph 11 of the counter affidavit, it has been stated that the claim of the petitioner has been accepted and the 3rd MACP was granted with effect from 17.06.2019 in the Pay Level-VII of Rs.56,900/- and the same was communicated to the Accountant General for revision of pension vide Memo No. 639 dated 05.12.2025. 9. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for both the parties, I am of the view that the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed. 10. Thus, this writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 16th December, 2025 R.S./ Uploaded on 18/12/2025