Summary
On the parties’ mention, the Supreme Court modified its judgment of 11 May 2018 in the Jharkhand service dispute. Paragraphs 25 and 26 were deleted. Paragraph 27 was replaced by a direction that the respondent remit the appellants’ differential mandatory benefits, including increments, within three months from the date of the order. This is a modification order and contains no fresh merits analysis.
Issues
- What changes should be made to the directions in the judgment dated 11 May 2018.
Held
- On counsel stating that the directions were unnecessary, paragraphs 25 and 26 of the earlier judgment stood deleted. (¶ Unnumbered order)
- Paragraph 27 was substituted with a direction to remit the appellants’ differential mandatory benefits, including increments, within three months from the date of the order. (¶ Unnumbered order)
Result
Earlier judgment modified: paragraphs 25 and 26 deleted, and paragraph 27 substituted by the three-month direction for differential mandatory benefits including increments.