2026:JHHC:17066 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cont. Case (Civil) No.1475 of 2025 ------ 1. Krishna Bihari Prasad, son of Late Jai Govind Prasad, resident of Milan Studio, Darjee Mohalla, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. 2. Arbind Kumar, son of Late Ram Padarath Panday, resident of Daruara, Nur Sarai, Kundi, P.O. Daruara, P.S. Nur Sarai, District Nalanda, Bihar. 3. Vinay Tiwari, son of late Dev Chand Tiwari, resident of near Gol Ghar, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S. Patna, Bihar. 4. Anuj Devi, wife of late Kush Lal Pashwan, resident of Village Bhandaridih, P.O. Chetardih, P.S. Giridih, Jharkhand. … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Shri Uma Shankar Singh, The Principal Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Shri Rajesh Prasad, the Director, Secondary Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Shri Md. Waseem Ahmad, The District Education Officer, Giridih, P.O. & P.S. Giridih, District Giridih, Jharkhand. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhijeet Kr. Singh, Advocate For the O.P. (s) : Mr. Ashutosh Anand No.2, AC to GP-IV ----- 04/ 12.06.2026 Heard the parties. 2. This Contempt case has been filed by the petitioners against non-compliance of order dated 24.09.2025 passed in W.P.(S) No.1861 of 2021. 3. The amount of leave encashment has been paid to the petitioners but the petitioners are disputing the scale in which the same was paid as it is their contention that after clubbing the period, they should have been paid at the last scale drawn, rather their 2026:JHHC:17066 2 payment was made on the scale which they were getting at the time when they were working in the earlier service. 4. Since the leave encashment amount has been paid and the dispute is in respect of the scale, I am of the opinion that no contempt is made out. 5. Accordingly, this contempt proceeding is dropped. 6. The petitioners, if so advised, must file a separate writ petition claiming appropriate scale. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 12th June, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 17.06.2026