Judgment:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (S) No. 4131 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4132 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4133 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4134 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4148 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4149 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4150 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4157 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4158 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4159 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4160 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4161 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4162 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4163 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4164 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4165 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4166 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4167 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4168 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4170 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4171 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4172 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4173 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4177 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4178 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4188 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4191 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4192 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4204 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4205 of 2015 with W.P. (S) No. 4207 of 2015 --- 2. Serafina Kiro (WPS41312015) Anna Niyas Dungdung (WPS41322015) Monika Bara ( WPS41332015) Thomas Minz (( WPS41342015) Rufus Khess ( WPS41482015) Bilchen Xaxa (( WPS41492015) Issac Toppo ( WPS41502015) Habil Lakra (( WPS41572015) John Nicholas Kerketta ( WPS41582015) Martina Tete ( WPS41592015) Tarsisia Baa (WPS41602015) Pushpa Ekka (WPS41612015) Barbara Tete (WPS41622015) Bilashi Kerketta (WPS41632015) Hilaryus Kerketta (WPS41642015) Grace Bara (WPS41652015) Emil Dungdung (WPS41662015) Telesphore Kullu (WPS41672015) Lorentus Kindo (WPS41682015) Manohar Tirkey (WPS41702015) Junul Lakra (WPS41712015) Komal Samad (WPS41722015) Herman Jojo (WPS41732015) Julia Tirkey (WPS41772015) Anna Phuljensia Bara (WPS41782015) Sabina Kullu (WPS41882015) Piyush Kullu (WPS41912015) Selestina Soreng (WPS41922015) Basant Jojo (WPS42042015) Godliba Kullu (WPS42052015) Niyaran Samad (WPS42072015) --- --- ---- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Simdega 3. The Director, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand --- --- --- Respondents --- CORAM :HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH For the Petitioners : M/s. Rajendra Pd. Gupta & Sudha Gupta For the Repondents: M/s. Rajesh Kumar & Prem Pujari Roy, JC to GA --- 2/ 08.09.2015 All these writ petitions are being heard and decided together with the consent of the parties at this stage itself.
2. The common grievances of these present writ petitioners are that they have worked and superannuated as Assistant Teacher in the Government recognized Minority Aided Elementary School in the district of Simdega. It is their contention that their services were duly recognized and they have been paid their salary and post retirement benefits out of grant-in-aid provided by the State Government except leave encashment amount.
3. The details of individual petitioners are shown hereinbelow in the form of a chart showing name of individual petitioners, name of Minority School, their date of joining 3. as well as date of their retirement. Sl. Name of petitioner Name of School Date of Date of No. Joining Retirement 1. Serafina Kiro St. Anna Boys Primary 01.01.1971 31.05.2004 School, Samtoli 2. Anna Niyas Dungdung St. Anna Boys Primary 15.03.1975 30.06.2008 School, Samtoli 3. Monika Bara R.C. Primary School, 07.09.1979 30.06.2011 Konbegi 4. Thomas Minz R.C. Boys Middle School, 08.03.1967 30.06.2004 Rengarih 5. Rufus Khess St. Anna Boys Primary 01.03.1982 31.08.2004 School, Samtoli 6. Bilchen Xaxa G.E.L. Primary School, --- --- 30.06.2014 Kutunia 7. Issac Toppo St. Anna Boys Primary 01.12.1979 30.09.2013 School, Samtoli 8. Habil Lakra R.C. Boys Middle School, 26.02.1965 31.12.2002 Rengarih 9. John Nicholas Kerketta St. Anna Boys Primary 07.06.1979 31.03.2013 School, Samtoli 10. Martina Tete R.C. Primary School 07.07.1980 28.02.2014 Bhanwar Pani 11. Tarsisia Baa R.C. Boys Middle School, 01.01.1981 31.03.2004 Rengarih 12. Pushpa Ekka R.C. Primary School, 16.07.1979 28.02.2014 Jondetoli, Pakartanr 13. Barbara Tete Ursuline Convent Girls 01.01.1971 31.10.2008 Middle School, Rengrih 14. Bilashi Kerketta G.E.L. Primary School, 07.07.1980 30.10.2012 Latapani 15. Hilaryus kerketta R.C. Primary School, 28.08.1985 30.06.2008 Konbegi 16. Grace Bara R.C. Primary School, 01.07.1981 30.10.2012 Awrabahar, Tethaitangar 17. Emil Dungdung R.C. Boys Middle School, 08.03.1967 31.03.2006 Rengarih 18. Telesphore Kullu R.C. Boys Middle School, 01.05.1979 28.02.2013 Rengarih 19. Lorentus Kindo R.C. Primary School, 20.01.1984 30.11.2013 Awrabahar, Tethaitangar 20. Manohar Tirkey G.E.L. Middle School, 15.05.1982 31.08.2012 Kereya 21. Junul Lakra G.E.L. Middle School, 07.04.1981 30.11.2010 Ambapani 22. Komal Samad G.E.L. Middle School, 11.10.1972 31.03.2008 Rajabasa 23. Herman Jojo G.E.L. Primary School, 18.09.1980 31.05.2012 Kahupani, Tethaitangar 24. Julia Tirkey R.C. Girls Middle School, 15.10.1971 31.08.2004 Banabira 25. Anna Phuljensia R.C. Boys Middle School, 02.01.1982 30.11.2009 Rengarih 26. Sabina Kullu R.C. Primary School, 14.02.1983 31.12.2010 Beritoli 27. Piyush Kullu R.C. Primary School, 16.05.1980 28.02.2014 Jamadohar 28. Selestina Soreng R.C. Primary School, 04.02.1982 31.05.2013 Bhutkudar 29. Basant Jojo G.E.L. Middle School, 01.01.1982 30.04.2010 Kereya 30. Godliba Kullu R.C. Boys Middle School, 02.01.1982 31.12.2011 Rengarih 31. Niyaran Samad G.E.L. Primary School, 21.07.1981 30.04.2008 Saraipani 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though the claim of the individual petitioner was resisted earlier by the respondent State Government, but the issue has now been settled in view of the judgment rendered by the learned Division Bench of this Court in the case of Mariyam Tirkey vs. The State of Jharkhand and others in WPS No. 506/2013 and analogous cases reported in 2014 (1) JBCJ465and 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, these writ petitions may be disposed of in view of the judgment rendered as aforesaid by the learned Division Bench by directing the respondents to pay the earned leave encashment amount to the petitioners.
5. Learned counsels for the State do not dispute that the aforesaid issue relating to admissibility of the earned leave encashment amount to the teachers of Non- Government/Aided Minority School has now 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, these writ petitions are being disposed of by directing the respondent no. 2- District Superintendent of Education, Simdega to take a decision in the matter of grant of leave encashment amount to the individual petitioner after due scrutiny of the relevant service records of the individual petitioner in question and in view of the judgment rendered in the case of Mariyam Tirkey (Supra) within a period of ten weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order along with the representation on behalf of the individual petitioner.
7. These writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. (Aparesh Kumar Singh, J) Pandey/