IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. S. AHLUWALIA &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI

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ON THE 23 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT APPEAL No. 2033 of 2025 THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Versus HARIKESH JAYANT Appearance:

Shri Dharmendra Nayak- GA for the appellants/State.

Shri MPS Raghuvanshi- Senior Advocate with Shri Narrottam Sharma and Shri Jagjeet Kumar Das - Advocates for the respondent.

ORDER Per: Justice Ashish Shroti The appellants/State of M.P. has filed this writ appeal under Section

2(1) of M.P. Uchch Nyayalaya (Khand Nyaypeeth ko Appeal), Adhiniyam, 2005, challenging the order dated 14/5/2024 passed by learned Single Judge in W.P. No.2671/2015, whereby, the petition filed by respondent has been allowed and appellants/State has been directed to consider the past service of respondent for purposes of retiral benefits and fixation of pension. For the sake of convenience, respondent/employee hereinafter shall be referred to as 'petitioner' and appellants/State shall be referred to as "respondents" as per their respective status in writ petition.

2. Facts which are no more in dispute are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistan