IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI

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ON THE 14 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 42611 of 2025 IRSHAD KHAN Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Mr. Akshat Kumar Jain - Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Dharmendra Nayak - GA for the State.

ORDER The petitioner has filed the present writ petition challenging the order dated

15.09.2025, whereby his claim for grant of the fourth time-scale of pay on completion of 35 years of service has been rejected by the respondents.

2. The facts leading to filing of this petition are that the petitioner was initially appointed in the Public Health Engineering Department on 30.07.1981 on the post of Draftsman. On completion of 24 years of service, he was granted the benefit of the second Kramonnati with effect from 03.07.2006 vide order dated 31.10.2006. Thereafter, on completion of 30 years of service, the benefit of the third time-scale of pay was granted to him with effect from 01.07.2014 vide order dated 12.03.2015. The petitioner retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.06.2023. There is no dispute between the parties with regard to these facts.

3. The