Umesh Prasad vs State of Jharkhand - 2024 Supreme(Jhk) 847

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2024 Supreme(Jhk) 847

DEEPAK ROSHAN
Umesh Prasad – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Saurav Arun, Adv., Ms. Sharon Kerketta, Adv., Ms. Ayushi, Adv., Mr. Bhanu Kumar, Adv.,
For the Respondent: Mr. Zaid Imam, A.C. to S.C.-VII , Mr. Madhu Sudan Mittal, Sr.Adv., Mr. Salona Mittal, Adv., Mr. Yashdeep Kanhai, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Deepak Roshan, J.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for quashing of the letter dated 21.03.2023 (Annexure-7); by which the claim of the petitioner for grant of House Rent Allowance for the period 05.12.2001 to 12.01.2011 has been rejected, though, in the same department other similarly situated persons have been given the benefit after the order passed by this Court.

The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of letter dated 09.05.2023 (Annexure-8); by which the representation of the petitioner for reconsideration of his case in terms of Annexure9, one similarly situated person namely, Manju Verma being W.P.(S) No. 1418 of 2017 of the same department, in whose case the impugned order (Annexure-10) was withdrawn by the respondent and she was given the benefit of HRA, but in the case of the petitioner the representation for reconsideration has been rejected.

3. The brief facts of the case is that the petitioner was appointed in 1978 as a Steno Typist in the Department of Labour, Employment and Training and retired on 30.06.2012 from the office of Deputy Labour Commissioner, Jamshedpur

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