SUDAMA MANJHI vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - JAI PRAKASH,(A A G), ,DARSHANA PODDAR MISHRA,MR.ASHUTOSH ANAND — WPC/2458/2018

Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010152782018

Filing Number

WPC/5576/2018

Filing Date

11-May-2018

Registration No

WPC/2458/2018

Registration Date

16-May-2018

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

SERVICE RELATING TO STATE GOVT. ( 171 )

Sub-Category

Acp Matter ( 54 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUDAMA MANJHI

    Adv. VIJAY SHANKAR PRASAD,SANTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA,SANTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA, ,PRAKASH KUMAR,SANTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA

  2. 2.BHOLA NATH PANDEY

  3. 3.RAJ KUMAR RAM

  4. 4.KANHAI JHA

  5. 5.SUSHILA DEVI

  6. 6.MANI NATH SINGH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - JAI PRAKASH,(A A G), ,DARSHANA PODDAR MISHRA,MR.ASHUTOSH ANAND

  2. 2.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

  4. 4.THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

  5. 5.THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

    Case Summary: WPC 2458/2018 - Sudama Manjhi & Others v. State of Jharkhand The court allowed the writ petition of six forest department employees challenging a 2014 memo that fixed their 2nd Additional Cumulative Pay (ACP) at Rs. 4500-7000 instead of Rs. 6500-10,500. The court held that matriculation qualification cannot be a prerequisite for granting 2nd ACP to non-matric forest guards, relying on Forest Manual Clause 3.20 which requires only long service, ability, and probity for promotions. The court quashed the disputed memo and directed retrospective payment of 2nd ACP at the higher scale within 10 weeks, following the settled principle established in W.P.(S) No. 6081/2014. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 05-May-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  4. 28-Apr-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  6. 18-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  7. 09-Feb-2026

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  8. 20-Feb-2025

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  9. 20-Feb-2025

    Admission

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  10. 19-Feb-2025

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  11. 19-Feb-2025

    Admission

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  12. 11-Feb-2025

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

  13. 10-Jul-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 11-May-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPC/2458/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPC 2458/2018 - Sudama Manjhi & Others v. State of Jharkhand The court allowed the writ petition of six forest department employees challenging a 2014 memo that fixed their 2nd Additional Cumulative Pay (ACP) at Rs. 4500-7000 instead of Rs. 6500-10,500. The court held that matriculation qualification cannot be a prerequisite for granting 2nd ACP to non-matric forest guards, relying on Forest Manual Clause 3.20 which requires only long service, ability, and probity for promotions. The court quashed the disputed memo and directed retrospective payment of 2nd ACP at the higher scale within 10 weeks, following the settled principle established in W.P.(S) No. 6081/2014. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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