AMARNATH KHANNA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of promotion to the petitioner and for release of arrears of salary and other allowances in the light of the notification dated 29.03.2008 and to pay House Rent Allowance from 30.4.2005 commensurate to House Rent Allowance admissible for Ranchi town and to pay the City Compensatory Allowance of Rs. 120/- per month to the petitioner.

(2.) At the outset, Mr. Ashutosh Anand, counsel appearing for the petitioner, fairly pointed out that so far as prayer No. 1 relating to promotion is concerned, he is not pressing the same.

(3.) So far as prayer no. 2 relating to payment of salary is concerned, Mr. Ashutosh Anand submits that he is being paid from 1.4.1997 instead of 1.1.1996, as indicated in Annexure 5 to the memo of this writ petition.