IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANAND PATHAK &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ANIL VERMA

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ON THE 5 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 3592 of 2026 BHAL CHANDRA JOSHI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Anil Saraswat - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Vivek Khedkar, Senior Advocate/Additional Advocate General with Shri Kartik Karara - Advocate for the respondents/State.

ORDER Per: Justice Anand Pathak

1. The instant petition has been preferred by the petitioner, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, being aggrieved by inaction of the respondents for not extending the benefit of increment. The petitioner, retired on 22.02.1979, was denied increment on the pretext that he is not entitled.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that whether a government employee retiring on 30th June of a year is entitled to avail the benefit of increment as fixed on 1st July is being decided by the Supreme Court recently in the case of the Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors., Civil Appeal No.2471/2023 dated 11.04.2023, wherein after considering the judgments of different High Courts including the Madh