Khuman Singh Choudhary vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh High Court

Khuman Singh Choudhary vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 9 February, 2024

Author: Chief Justice

Bench: Ravi Malimath, Vishal Mishra

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                           IN    THE     HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
                                              AT JABALPUR
                                                   BEFORE
                                     HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH,
                                                CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                      &
                                     HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA
                                          ON THE 9 th OF FEBRUARY, 2024
                                          WRIT PETITION No. 2154 of 2024

                          BETWEEN:-
                          1.    KHUMAN    SINGH CHOUDHARY S/O SHRI
                                TIKARMA CHOUDHARY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,
                                OCCUPATION: RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER
                                RURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES DIVISION NO 1
                                BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT MP R/O WARD
                                NO   33  BEHIND   POLITECHNIC   COLLEGE
                                BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA
                                PRADESH)

                          2.    RUPRAJ DESHMUKH S/O LATE SHRI YADORAO
                                DESHMUKH,     AGED   ABOUT   65   YEARS,
                                OCCUPATION:    RETD    SUB  ENGINEERING
                                SERVICES DIVISION NO 1 BALAGHAT DISTRICT
                                BALAGHAT MP R/O MOTINAGAR WARD NO 33
                                BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA
                                PRADESH)

                          3.    RAVINDRA SINGH THAKUR S/O SHRI HARI SINGH
                                THAKUR    OCCUPATION:   RETD    ASSISTANT
                                ENGINEER RURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
                                DIVISION NO 2 BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT
                                MP R/O WARD NO 4 MAHAVEER NAGAR NEAR
                                MPEB OFFICE BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT
                                (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          4.    SHIVCHARAN RAMTEKKAR S/O SHRI BARELAL
                                RAMTEKKAR,   AGED   ABOUT   64  YEARS,
                                OCCUPATION: RETD SUB ENGINEER RURAL
                                ENGINEERING SERVICES DIVISION NO 2
                                BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT R/O HARIOM
                                NAGAR NEAR SBI COLONY WARD NO 33
                                BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA
                                PRADESH)

                                                                            .....PETITIONERS
Signature Not Verified
Signed by: PREMSHANKAR
MISHRA
Signing time: 2/13/2024
5:49:00 PM
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                          (BY SHRI MANOJ KUMAR MISHRA - ADVOCATE)

                          AND
                          1.    THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH
                                THE PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
                                DEPARTMENT VALLABH BHAWAN BHOPAL
                                (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          2.    THE STATE OF MP THROUGH THE SECRETARY
                                FINANCE   DEPARTMENT VALLABH BHAWAN
                                BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          3.    THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF RURAL ENGINEERING
                                SERVICES BHOPAL FIFTH FLOUR VIKAS BHAWAN
                                ARERA HILLS BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          4.    THE     EXECUTIVE    ENGINEER     RURAL
                                ENGINEERING SERVICES BALAGHAT DIVISION
                                NO 1 BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA
                                PRADESH)

                          5.    THE     EXECUTIVE    ENGINEER     RURAL
                                ENGINEERING SERVICES BALAGHAT DIVISION
                                NO 2 BALAGHAT DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA
                                PRADESH)

                          6.    THE JOINT DIRECTOR TREASURY ACCOUNT AND
                                PENSION      JABALPUR DIVISION JABALPUR
                                (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          7.    THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER BALAGHAT
                                DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA PRADESH)

                          8.    THE DISTRICT PENSION OFFICER, BALAGHAT
                                DISTRICT BALAGHAT (MADHYA PRADESH)

                                                                                   .....RESPONDENTS
                          (BY SHRI S.S. CHOUHAN - GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

                                This petition coming on for orders this day, Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi
                          Malimath, Chief Justice passed the following:
                                                           ORDER

Learned counsels for the parties submit that the question of law that arises for consideration in this petition is covered by the judgment of the

Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 8219 of 2020 (Madhya Pradesh Power

Transmission Company Limited and another vs. S.R. Ramchandran and others) dated 11.07.2023. Hence, they plead that this petition be also disposed off on the same terms.

In view of the submission made, the petition is disposed off in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

                                (RAVI MALIMATH)                                     (VISHAL MISHRA)
                                  CHIEF JUSTICE                                          JUDGE
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