2026:JHHC:16291-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI L.P.A. No. 184 of 2021 1. The State of Jharkhand, through the Principal Secretary, Home Department, Ranchi 2. Inspector General of Police (Jail), Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. Superintendent, Divisional Jail, Chaibasa, West Singhbhum 4. Superintendent, Birsa Munda Central Jail, Ranchi 5. Assistant Inspector General of Jail, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus Vidya Bhushan Sharma, S/o Shiv Kumar Sharma, R/o Village- Khanpura, P.O.-Bhagwanganj, P.S.-Masaurhi, District-Patna (Bihar) ….. Respondent With L.P.A. No. 172 of 2020 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Co-operative, Animal Husbandry, Fishery Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Deputy Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Fishery Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 4. The District Animal Husbandry Officer, Animal Husbandry & Fishery Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus 1. Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, S/o Late Paras Nath Ambastha, R/o F- 88, Ashok Vihar, P.O. & P.S.-Argora, District-Ranchi 2. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With L.P.A. No. 173 of 2020 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The District Animal Husbandry Officer, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus 1. Raman Kumar Sinha, S/o Tuleshwar Prasad Sinha, R/o Tara Bhawan, Block Chowk, Kanke, P.O. & P.S.-Kanke, District-Ranchi 2. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With L.P.A. No. 174 of 2020 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Regional Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 4. The District Animal Husbandry Officer, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus 2026:JHHC:16291-DB 2 1. Dr. Hemendra Kumar Sinha, S/o Late Narendra Kumar Sinha, R/o 302, Meena Enclave, near Tempo Stand, Harmu Housing Colony, P.O.-Harmu, P.S.-Argora, District-Ranchi 2. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With L.P.A. No. 178 of 2020 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative (AHD), Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus 1. Dr. Shashi Bhushan Verma, S/o Late Prem Chand Verma, R/o Kusum Vihar Road No. 4/A, East Morabadi, P.O.-Morabadi, P.S.- Bariatu, District-Ranchi 2. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents With L.P.A. No. 179 of 2020 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Cooperative & Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Regional Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Ranchi 4. The District Animal Husbandry Officer, Animal Husbandry Department, Ranchi ….. Appellants Versus 1. Dr. Awadh Kishore Lal, S/o Late Ram Prasad Lal, R/o C/o Prof. Alakh Narayan Prasad, Harihar Singh Road, Manda Bagicha, Morabadi, P.O. & P.S.-Bariatu, District-Ranchi 2. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi ….. Respondents ----- CORAM HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Appellants: Mr. Shahbaj Akhtar, A.C. to A.A.G.-III Mr. Kumar Pawan, A.C. to S.C. (Mines)-III For the Pvt. Respondents: Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Anurag Kumar, Advocate Mr. Dhruva Kumar, Advocate For the Res.-A.G.: Mr. Sunil Kumar Agarwal, Advocate ----- 10/08.06.2026 1. In all these L.P.A.s, we condone the delay in their institution because we are satisfied that sufficient cause has been shown. 2026:JHHC:16291-DB 3 2. Accordingly, the respective interlocutory applications seeking condonation of delay are hereby disposed of. 3. Learned counsel for the parties submit that the issue involved in these appeals is covered by the judgment rendered by a Full Bench of this Court on 18.03.2025 in W.P. (S) No. 5647 of 2016 (Ashok Kumar Mishra v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.) wherein it has been held that an employee, who is dismissed from service, would not be entitled to encashment of earned leave that may have been accumulated. 4. In the writ petitions, from which these LPAs arise, the petitioners, who were the dismissed employees, were claiming encashment of unutilised earned leave. Since this issue has already been decided by a Full Bench against the petitioners, we allow these L.P.A.s filed by the State, set aside the impugned judgments and orders and dismiss the writ petitions filed by the respondents herein. This we do by following the reasoning of the Full Bench in the case of Ashok Kumar Mishra (supra). 5. Accordingly, all these L.P.A.s are allowed in the above terms. 6. Pending interlocutory applications stand disposed of. (M. S. SONAK, C.J.) (RAJESH SHANKAR, J.) 08.06.2026 Satish/Vikas/