IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK RUSIA

&

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRADEEP MITTAL

WRIT PETITION No. 36015 of 2024

SURESH CHANDRA TIWARI

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

Appearance:

Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Piyush Jain - Govt. Advocate for the respondent No.1/State.

Shri Sandeep Kumar Shukla - Advocate for the respondents No.2

and 3.

RESERVED ON : 19.12.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 05.01.2026

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ORDER the succeeding day. The Supreme Court further held that an annual increment earned on the last day of service for rendering good service preceding one year from the date of retirement, with good behavior and efficiency, was liable to be paid to the employees.

Per: Justice Vivek Rusia

The petitioner claims that he stood superannuated from service on

30th June and, therefore, he is entitled to get the benefit of the annual increment, which became due to him on 01.07.2006. In the case of Director (ADMN) and HR KPTCL v. C.P. Mundinamani, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 401, the Supreme Court held that the entitlement to receive annual increment crystalli