2026:JHHC:11024 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 663 of 2022 -- Kameshwar Choudhary, aged about 65 years, son of Late Nanhu Choudhary, resident of Village- Nawagarh, P.O.- Dharigaon, P.S.- Lesliganj, District- Palamau ... Petitioner Versus 1) The State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District-Ranchi; 2) Secretary, Higher Education and Skill Development Department of the Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O.& P.S.-Dhurwa, District-Ranchi; 3) Director, Higher Education, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O.& P.S.-Dhurwa, District-Ranchi; 4) Ranchi University, Ranchi, P.O.-GPO, Ranchi, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi through its Vice-Chancellor; 5) Registrar, Ranchi University, Ranchi, P.O.-GPO, Ranchi, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi; ...Respondents -- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashim Kumar Sahani, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Apoorva Singh, A.C to S.C(Mines)-II For the Resp..-R.U : Mr. Anoop Kr. Mehta, Advocate Mr. Amit Kr. Sinha, Advocate -- 18/06.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs: I. For quashing the impugned reasoned order as contained in Memo No:1276 dated 20.06.2019 (Annexure-3) whereby and whereunder the respondent No.3 declined to approve the pay scale in favour of the petitioner as proposed by the University and consequently rejected the claim in this regard II. For a direction upon the respondents to fix proper scale of pay legally payable to the Petitioner and to pay the consequential benefits thereof with interest @ 12% per annum and within a specified period 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of similarly situated employee has been decided by this Court in W.P(S) No. 2894 of 2020 and also in W.P(S) No. 6725 of 2019; as such, the instant writ application may be disposed of by quashing the impugned order (Annexure-3) 2026:JHHC:11024 2 with a direction to the respondent no. 3 that he should revisit the order. 4. There is no objection from the State Counsel as well as counsel for the University. 5. Accordingly, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the 3rd respondent along with all relevant documents and judgments which is being relied upon by the petitioner at the earliest. The moment the 3rd respondent will receive the fresh representation, he shall look into the matter and verify as to whether the case of the petitioners is similar to that of petitioners in W.P.(S) No. 2894 of 2020 as well as in W.P(S) No. 6725 of 2019 and if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine, the necessary order be passed. It goes without saying that the 3rd respondent shall revisit the order without getting prejudice with the impugned order. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this orders. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. Pending I.A(s), if any, stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 6th April, 2026 Jk Uploaded on 21/04/2026