2025:JHHC:13207-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 5647 of 2016 Ashok Kumar Mishra, son of Late Yadunandan Mishra, resident of Mishra Bhawan, Red Cross Road, P.O., P.S. & District-Bhagalpur (Bihar) ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, Town and District- Ranchi 2. The Secretary/Principal Secretary, Department of Law and Justice, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, Town and District- Ranchi. 3. Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi through its Registrar General, having office at Doranda, P.O. & P.S.- Doranda, Town and District- Ranchi ... Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Santosh Kumar Soni, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Amit Kumar, S.C.(Mines)-II --------- 11/Dated: 01.05.2025 1. The issue raised in this writ petition concerns grant of encashment of Earned Leave benefit to the petitioner herein, who has been dismissed from service. 2. The issue was referred to a Larger Bench and on 18.03.2025 the Larger Bench has given its opinion that a person dismissed from service is not entitled to Leave Encashment benefit. 3. In view of the said judgment, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (M.S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Manoj/Pramanik/Cp.2