PAUL MANGRA KUJUR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner retired from the service on 31st May. 1998 as Head Master of St. Michaels School for Blind, Ranchi, a Government aided school, initially having not paid the retiral. benefits, preferred a writ petition, CWJC No. 1551 of 1999 (R), wherein the District Superintendent of Education (D.S.E.), Ranchi was directed to decide his representation and to pay the admitted dues, vide Courts order dated 4th February, 2000. Subsequently, the total benefits having not paid, a contempt petition, M.J.C. No. 636 of 2000(R) was preferred by the petitioner, wherein this Court vide order dated 5th September, 2001 while did not choose to proceed, directed the State of Jharkhand to release and pay the admitted retirement benefits with statutory interest with liberty to recover the dues from the counter -part i.e. the State of Bihar,

(2.) IN the present case, while the petitioner has given the details of payment already made, taken plea that he has not been paid the total Provident Fund amount nor paid 240 days of leave encashment.

(3.) NOW the question arises whether the teachers of Private Schools aided by Government, such as, petitioner are entitled for leaveencashment or not.