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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
ANAND SHARMA
State of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Government Of Rajasthan, Ground Water Department – Appellant
Versus
Chauthi Ram, S/o Shri Shukh Ram – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANAND SHARMA, J.
1. By way of filing this writ petition, petitioner-State Government has assailed order dated 07.10.2025 passed by Rajasthan Civil Service Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur in Appeal No.2009/2023, whereby the appeal filed by the respondent- employee has been allowed and orders for modifying/withdrawing the benefits of selection grade as well as of effecting recovery from respondent-employee have been quashed.
2. It is stated in writ petition that the respondent- employee filed an appeal before the Tribunal stating therein that he was initially engaged as Cleaner cum Chowkidar and was promoted from time to time and on the date of retirement, he was holding the post of Assistant Driller.
3. It is the case of the respondent-employee that the petitioner-Department granted benefit of second selection scale to the respondent in the pay scale of Rs.3200-4900 and thereafter, vide order dated 29.07.2008, even benefit of third selection scale in the pay scale of Rs.4000-6000 was also granted to the respondent. It was stated in memo of appeal that without affording any opportunity of hearing and without even making compliance of principles of natural justice, orders dated 14.0
Employees must receive selection grade benefits based on their actual length of service from the date of initial appointment, in accordance with governmental policy.
The denial of pay scale benefits to petitioners after 18 years of service is unjustified; they are entitled to the pay scale of Sub-Inspector as per M.T. Cadre.
The differentiation in granting selection grade based on service record, as established in the State of Rajasthan Vs. Shanker Lal Parmar case, was a key legal principle influencing the court's decisi....
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