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2017 DIGILAW 606 (JHR)

Neyari Dhan wife of Shri Rajkishore Dhan v. State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy Department

2017-03-28

PRAMATH PATNAIK

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ORDER In the instant writ application, the petitioner has inter alia prayed for writ/direction to the respondents for payment of leave encashment for unavailed leave on payable amount as the same has not been paid to the petitioner. 2. The facts, as disclosed in the writ application, is that the petitioner was appointed in the year 1987 as an Assistant Teacher in St. Pauls Primary School, Church Road and retired on 30.09.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation. The school in question from where the petitioner retired is a Government Aided Recognized Minority Middle School and all the expenses towards payment of salary and retiral benefits of the staff of the school in question is being financed and funded by the State Government from the public exchequer. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner lies in a very narrow compass and is squarely covered by the decision of this Court passed in W.P.(S) Nos.506, 509 and 512 of 2013. So far as issue for payment of leave encashment is concerned, petitioner is retired employee of a Government Aided Recognized Minority Middle School and the issue is not more res integra, in view of the decision of this Court passed in Mariyam Tirkey vs. State of Jharkhand and Ors. reported in (2014 (1) JBCJ 465) and now upheld up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide judgment dated 15.12.2014 passed in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. (S) 20606-20607/2014. Accordingly, the writ petition may be disposed of in view of the decision rendered for payment of the leave encashment amount to the petitioner. The petitioner has submitted representation vide Annexure-3 to the respondent authorities but the said representation has not evoked any response till date. 5. Learned J.C. to S.C. (L&C) appearing for respondents does not dispute that the aforesaid issue relating to admissible leave encashment to the teachers of the non- government aided minority school which has been decided by the judgment rendered in the case of Mariyam Tirkey (supra) and affirmed up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 6. 5. Learned J.C. to S.C. (L&C) appearing for respondents does not dispute that the aforesaid issue relating to admissible leave encashment to the teachers of the non- government aided minority school which has been decided by the judgment rendered in the case of Mariyam Tirkey (supra) and affirmed up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, in such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent no.3 to take decision in the matter for grant of leave encashment amount after due scrutiny of the relevant service records of the petitioner, in view of the judgment rendered in the case of Mariyam Tirkey (supra) within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order along with the representation on behalf of the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.