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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN

BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3372/2008

Vishmbhar Dayal Sharma (Supervisor) S/o Shri Moolchand

Sharma, aged about 54 years, R/o VPO Samleti, Tehsil Mahuwa,

Distt. Dausa (Died).

1/1. Smt. Sanjha Devi W/o Late Shri Visambhar Dayal Sharma,

aged about 55 years, R/o Village Samleti, Tehsil, Mahuwa,

District Dausa.

----Petitioner

Versus

1. The Secretary, Public Works Department, State Of

Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (B&R),

Rajasthan, Jaipur.

3. The Additional Chief Engineer, Public Works Department,

Zone-II, Jaipur.

4. The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (B&R),

Division-Mahuwa, Distt. Dausa.

----Respondents

Connected With

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3367/2008

Radhey Shayam Sharma (Supervisor) S/o Shri Laturram

Sharma, aged about 56 years, R/o Near Jain Mandir Mahuwa,

Distt. Dausa At Present Working In The Office Of Assistant

Engineer P.W.D. (B&R) Sub Division Mahuwa Distt. Dausa.

----Petitioner

Versus

1. The Secretary, Public Works Department, State Of

Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur

2. The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department Bandr,

Rajasthan, Jaipur

3. The Additional Chief Engineer, Public Works Department,

Zone-II, Jaipur.

4. The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Bandr

Division-, Mahuwa, Distt. Dausa.

----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajeev Sogarwal, Adv. with

Mr. Sahil Hussain, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dheeraj Tripathi, AGC

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA

Judgment

28/01/2026

1. Facts, controversy and cause of action in both the

above writ petitions are almost similar, therefore, with the consent

of learned counsel for the parties, they were heard together and

are being decided by this common order.

2. For the sake of convenience facts stated in S.B. Civil

Writ Petition No. 3372/2008 are being taken into consideration.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner was appointed as

Munshi under the Rajasthan P.W.D. (B&R) including Gardens,

Irrigation, Land Development (Programme) Circle C.A.D. Chambal

Department Kota (including its Divisions/sub-divisions) Water

Works, Ayurvedic and Forest Department (excluding Departmental

Operation Circle) Work-charged Employees Service Rules, 1964

(for short ‘the Rules of 1964’) on 03.05.1972 and thereafter, he

was assigned semi permanent status w.e.f. 02.05.1974 by issuing

an order dated 03.03.1975. Later on, he was also accorded

permanent status vide order dated 10.01.1986 w.e.f. 01.04.1985.

Further, he was promoted on the post of Senior Munshi

(Supervisor) by virtue of granting first promotion.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

State Government issued circulars for granting selection grade to

the employees on completion of 9, 18 and 27 years of service and

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on 30.12.2006 benefit of selection grade was granted to similarly

situated employee Shri Uma Shankar Sharma in compliance of

judgment dated 25.01.2006 passed by this Court in S.B. Civil Writ

Petition No.358/2005. Judgment delivered by the Single Bench

was also challenged by the respondents by way of filing D.B.

Special Appeal (Writ) No.57/2007, yet the same was dismissed on

14.02.2008. Thereafter, Shri Uma Shankar Sharma, who was

holding the similar post of Supervisor as the petitioner was

granted benefit of second selection grade in the pay scale of

Rs.5500-9000 and third selection grade in the pay scale of

Rs.6500-10500.

5. Grievance of the petitioners is that although, they have

also been granted benefit of second and third selection grade, yet

the benefit has been granted in lower pay scale of Rs.5000-8000

and 5500-9000, which is much lesser than the benefit granted to

similarly situated person Shri Uma Shankar Sharma. Hence, the

petitioners prayed for granting second select