Meera Bai vs State Of Rajasthan (2023:Rj-Jd:41694)

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 10358 Raj
Judgement Date : 2 December, 2023

Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Meera Bai vs State Of Rajasthan (2023:Rj-Jd:41694) on 2 December, 2023

Author: Kuldeep Mathur

Bench: Kuldeep Mathur

[2023:RJ-JD:41694]

      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR
                S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14611/2023

Meera Bai W/o Jagdish, Aged About 42 Years, R/o Khanwali
Kachhi Basti, Chittorgarh, Presently Working As Cook, Sawitri Bai
Phule Hostel, Mahavidhyalaya, Chittorgarh, District Chittorgarh
(Raj.)
                                                                    ----Petitioner
                                    Versus
1.       State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Social
         Justice And Empowerment, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt.
         Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj.).
2.       Director, Social Justice And Empowerment, Govt. Of
         Rajasthan, Near 22 Godam Bridge, Jaipur (Raj.)
3.       Deputy Director, Social Justice And Empowerment, Govt.
         Of Rajasthan, District Chittorgarh (Raj.).
                                                                 ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)         :     Mr. Bharat Singh Rathore.
For Respondent(s)         :     Mr. Anil Kumar Gaur, AAG.



            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP MATHUR

Order 02/12/2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Learned counsel for the parties are in agreement that the controversy involved in the present case is squarely covered by a judgment rendered by this Court in a bunch of writ petitions led by S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.3595/2022 "Kanhaiya Lal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors." and other connected matters on 01.12.2022 in the following terms:

"In view of the above discussion, the petitions filed by the petitioners are allowed. The orders dated 10/9/2021 (Annex.P/2 in CW No.3595/2022), 10/9/2021 (Annex.P/2 in CW No.17734/2021), 4/2/2022 (Annex.P/3 in CW (Downloaded on 02/12/2023 at 08:43:57 PM) [2023:RJ-JD:41694] (2 of 2) [CW-14611/2023] No.4201/2022), 4/2/2022 (Annex.P/2 in CW No.4244/2022), 10/9/2021 (annex.3 in CW No.4822/2022) and 16/11/2021 (Annex.P/2 in CW No.1304/2022) denying minimum of the pay scale to the petitioners only on account of their having worked for less then 10 years are quashed and set aside.
The respondents are directed to accord the benefit of minimum of the pay scale to the petitioners from the date their writ petitions filed in earlier round of litigation came to be decided by this Court, as indicated hereinbefore.
Needful be done by the respondents within a period of four weeks form the date of this order."

In view of the submission made, the present writ petition is allowed in terms of the judgment dated 01.12.2022 passed by this Court in the case of Kanhaiya Lal (supra).

(KULDEEP MATHUR),J 320-Tikam/-

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