IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MANINDER S. BHATTI

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ON THE 30 OF JANUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 2915 of 2026 RAVENDRA PRASAD TRIPATHI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Ms. Shivani Dahiya - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Darshan Soni - Government Advocate for the State.

ORDER This petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:-

"i. The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to pay minimum of payscale Rs. 5200- 20200 gradepay Rs.1900/- since the date of his classification i.e. 20.06.2011 and also pay him arrears of salary from the said date till the dt. 07.10.2016 with all consequential benefit in reference of Ram Naresh Rawat Vs. Ashwini Devi and others reported (2017) 3 SCC 436: 2017 (153)

FLR 609 in the interest of justice.

ii. To grant any other relief which may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2. The counsel appearing for the State has brought to the notice of this Court an order dated 18.12.2024, passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.39586 of 2024 (Chetan Lal Gupta and others vs. The State of