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

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ON THE 16 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 WRIT PETITION No. 1636 of 2018 JAGDISH PRASAD PATHAK (J.P. PATHAK)

Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Advocates are abstaining from work on a call of strike given by State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh.

Petitioner- Shri Jagdish Prasad Pathak is present in person.

ORDER This petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been filed seeking the following reliefs:-

"(7.1) (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शनर क(cid:9) (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शन (cid:10)वीकार करते हुए, (cid:1)ववा(cid:19)दत आदेश (cid:19)दनांक 02.11.2016 अने(cid:24)जर पी-1 िनर(cid:10)त करते हुए, (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शनर को उसक(cid:9) (cid:30)ाचाय(cid:33) उ(cid:34)चतर मा(cid:36)यिमक (cid:1)व(cid:37)ालय के पद पर पदो(cid:39)नित क(cid:9) पा(cid:40)ता / आह(cid:33)ता (cid:19)दनांक 13.08.2007 से ह(cid:4) (cid:30)ाचाय(cid:33) उ(cid:34)चतर मा(cid:36)यिमक (cid:1)व(cid:37)ालय के सेवा(cid:19)हत लाभ / वेतनमान 8000-275-13500 (cid:30)दान करते हुए पुनः वेतन िनधार(cid:33)ण कर अंतर क(cid:9) रािश (cid:30)दान करने के आदेश-िनद(cid:45)श जार(cid:4) करते हुए, (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शनर का अंितम वेतन एवं प(cid:46)शन िनधार(cid:33)ण कर सेवा(cid:19)हत लाभ के अंतर क(cid:9) रािश, (cid:1)वक(cid:47)प म(cid:46) (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शनर को उ(cid:34)च पद ((cid:30)ाचाय(cid:33) उ(cid:34)चतर मा(cid:36)यिमक (cid:1)व(cid:37)ालय) के पद पर पद(cid:10)थापना होकर काय(cid:33) करने उपरांत उ(cid:34)च पद का चाज(cid:33) एलाउ(cid:39)स (उ(cid:34)च पद का अित(cid:49)र(cid:50) करने के ए(cid:51)◌ल दोहरा काय(cid:33) भ(cid:53)ा) िनधा(cid:49)(cid:33)रत समय सीमा एक माह म(cid:46) िनधा(cid:49)(cid:33)रत ब(cid:55)क (cid:56)याज स(cid:19)हत (cid:30)दान करने के आदेश िनद(cid:45)श (cid:49)र(cid:10)पो(cid:39)डे(cid:39)टस (cid:30)ािधका(cid:49)रय(cid:58) को (cid:30)दान करने क(cid:9) कृपा कर(cid:46)।

(7.2) अ(cid:39)य उिचत (cid:49)रट, आदेश अथवा िनद(cid:45)श (cid:39)याय (cid:19)हत म(cid:46) (cid:1)पट(cid:4)शनर के प(cid:61) म(cid:46) जार(cid:4) करने क(cid:9) कृपा कर(cid:46), (cid:30)करण (cid:62)यय (cid:49)र(cid:10)पो(cid:39)डे(cid:39)(cid:63)स से (cid:19)दलाये

जाने क(cid:9) कृपा कर(cid:46)।"

2. It is a settled position of law that the petitioner is entitled to the monetary benefits of promotion with retrospective effect from 13.08.2007. The matter pertains to the year 2018; notice was issued on 07.02.2018, yet no reply has been filed till date. The petitioner is now aged about 74 years. In these circumstances, the petitioner is entitled to grant of consequential monetary benefits in accordance with the settled legal position.

3. Considering the above, the petition is decided in absence of any reply from the respondents, on the basis of the material available on record.

4. Petitioner submitted that he was appointed as a Lecturer (Physics)

on 21.01.1974. The case of petitioner was considered for promotion for the post of Principal, High School w.e.f. 13.08.2007 by DPC dated 12.08.2009. The promotion order was issued on the basis of DPC dated 12.08.2009 by order dated 26.06.2010 and in column 6, it is specifically mentioned that the promotion has been given w.e.f. 13.08.2007. By order dated 22.01.2008, petitioner was posted as Principal, Higher Secondary School. Petitioner was posted as in-charge Principal, Higher Secondary School. Once, the petitioner was promoted by order dated 26.06.2010 with retrospective effect, i.e., 13.08.2007 and due to fault of respondent, petitioner was not able to work on the promoted post with retrospective effect. Once, the benefit has been extended with retrospective effect, i.e., on 13.08.2007. The petitioner is entitled to get all consequential benefits including monetary benefit w.e.f. 13.08.2007 and even otherwise, the petitioner has performed his duties as in- charge, Principal, Higher Secondary School and due to fault of the respondent, petitioner is not able to be promoted with effect form 13.08.2007 and thereafter, by order dated 26.06.2016, petitioner has been promoted with retrospective effect i