Chhaganlal vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
2024 Latest Caselaw 16249 MP

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Chhaganlal vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 30 May, 2024

Author: Pranay Verma

Bench: Pranay Verma

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                            IN    THE       HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
                                                  AT INDORE
                                                      BEFORE
                                        HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRANAY VERMA
                                                  ON THE 30 th OF MAY, 2024
                                              WRIT PETITION No. 15190 of 2024

                           BETWEEN:-
                           CHHAGANLAL S/O JAGANNATH SINGH PIPLODIYA,
                           AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PENSIONER
                           R/O: 1-B, PART-3 ARJUN NAGAR RADHAGANJ DEWAS
                           DISTRICT DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

                                                                                          .....PETITIONER
                           (BY SHRI RAHUL KAPOOR - ADVOCATE)

                           AND
                           1.    THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH PRINCIPAL
                                 SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FARMER WELFARE
                                 AND AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT VALLABH
                                 BHAWAN, BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH)

                           2.    ASSISTANT SOIL CONSERVATION OFFICER
                                 DISTRICT DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

                           3.    JOINT DIRECTOR TREASURIES ACCOUNTS AND
                                 PENSION INDORE DIVISION INDORE (MADHYA
                                 PRADESH)

                           4.    DISTRICT PENSION OFFICER DEWAS DISTRICT
                                 DEWAS (MADHYA PRADESH)

                                                                                       .....RESPONDENTS
                           (SHRI KOUSTUBH PATHAK - GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE)

                                 This petition coming on for admission this day, th e court passed the
                           following:
                                                              ORDER

By the instant petition, the petitioner is claiming that although he stood retired on 30.06.2022 and the annual increment was to be added on 1st of July

of that year, but he was not granted the said benefit.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the present case has already been settled by the Supreme Court recently in Civil Appeal No.2471/2023 (The Director {Admn. and HR KPTCK and Ors. Vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors.) wherein it has been held that benefit of annual increment which was to be added on 1st of July every year shall be paid to the employee who got retired on 30th of June of the said year, therefore, the present petitioner is also entitled to get the said benefit.

3. Considering the aforesaid and taking note of the judgment passed by Supreme Court in case of C.P. Mundinamni (supra), this petition is

allowed, directing the respondents to grant the benefit of annual increment which was to be added with effect from 01.07.2022 and recalculate the benefit of retiral dues and pension and issue fresh PPO in favour of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of submitting copy of this Court.

4. With the aforesaid, the petition stands allowed.

(PRANAY VERMA) JUDGE Shilpa