CIVIL APPEAL 2120 of 2019 on 8 October 2009

1. The Union of India represented through the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Shastri Bhawan, District Centre Delhi-110001.

2. The Deputy Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Shastri Bhawan, District Centre Delhi-110001.

3. The State of Jharkhand.

4. The Secretary, Department of Women Child Development and Social Security, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Project Building Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi.

5. The Director, Social Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand, Engineer's Building, Sector-III, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi.

6. The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Management Team, District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad. ... … Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Shubham Mishra, AC to SC (Mines)-II

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Order No.11 /Dated: 22[nd] September 2025

The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs:

“ i) For direction upon the respondents for payment of honorarium from 08.10.2009 to till date as per the Notification No. F.15-10/2004-DD-IV dated 12.7.2010 whereby Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment enhanced the honorarium to District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) staff from Rs.6,000/- to Rs. 8,200/- w.e.f. 1.4.2010. ii) For direction upon the respondents to dispose of the representations of the petitioner dated 05.04.2019 (Annexure-6) before Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Management Team, D.D.R.C., Dhanbad with copy to the Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and Secretary, Department of Child and Women's Development, Govt. of Jharkhand in which the petitioner prays for payment of honorarium from 08.10.2009 to till date as per the Notification No. F.15-10/2004-DD-IV dated 12.7.2010 whereby Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment enhanced the honorarium to District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) staff from Rs.6,000/- to Rs. 8,200/- w.e.f. 1.4.2010. ii) For direction upon the respondents to dispose of the representations of the petitioner dated 05.04.2019 (Annexure-6) before Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Management Team, D.D.R.C., Dhanbad with copy to the Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and Secretary, Department of Child and Women's Development, Govt. of Jharkhand in which the petitioner prays for payment of honorarium from

2025:JHHC:31699

10.08.2009 to till date.

And/or

Pass such other Order or Orders as Your Lordships may deem fit to do proper and conscionable justice to the petitioner.”

2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the instant writ application may be disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the respondent no.6 with a direction to pass a reasoned order with regard to the claim of the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that for want of fund from Union of India, the payment cannot be made to the petitioner.

4. Having regard to the limited submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the petitioner to approach the 6[th] Respondent by filing a fresh representation annexing all the documents to be relied upon by him.

The Respondent no.6 shall take a decision in the matter with regard to the claim raised in the writ application in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

5. Pending I.As, if any, also stand disposed of.

(Deepak Roshan, J.)

22.09.2025 Amit