HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
M.S. GODARA – Appellant
Versus
STATE AND ORS – Respondent
CW/11457/2016
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11457/2016
M.s. Godara
----Petitioner
Versus
State And Ors
----Respondent
Connected With
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11456/2016
Mangat Badal
----Petitioner
Versus
State And Ors
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s)
:
Mr. Manoj Bhandari, on VC
For Respondent(s)
:
Mr. Himanshu Shrimali, on VC
Mr. Inderjeet Yadav, on VC
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Order
12/01/2022
1.
In wake of instant surge in COVID-19 cases and spread of its
highly infectious Omicron variant, the lawyers have been advised
to refrain from coming to the Courts.
2.
Counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court
to the order passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Indra
Agarwal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (S.B. Civil Writ Petition
No.16429/2019), decided on 14.07.2021 and counsel for the
petitioner seeks direction/relief as granted in the case of Indra
Agarwal (supra).
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3.
In view of the submissions made, the writ petitions filed by
the petitioners are disposed of with the similar direction as given
in the case of Indra Agarwal (supra), which reads as under:-
“It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised
in the present writ petition is squarely covered by order dated 17.11.2011
passed in Gordhan Mal Singhvi v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. : S.B.C.W.P.
No. 5118/218 and Division Bench judgment in State of Rajasthan & Anr. v.
The Management Committee Sh. Bhagwan Das Todi College : D.B.
Special Appeal(Writ) No. 663/2015, decided on 06.11.2015. The
submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner regarding the issue
being concluded by judgments in the case of Gordhan Mal Singhvi (supra)
and Bhagwan Das Todi College(supra) are not disputed by learned
counsel for the respondents.
In view of the above, the writ petition filed by the
petitioner is allowed in light of and with the similar
directions as given in the above cases in the following
terms:-
“(1) Within 60 days from today, the respondent No.3 shall make
payment of the amount to the petitioner towards arrears of salary
as a result of fixation under the grades under the Revised Pay
Scales Rules; towards selection grades upon completion of 9,18
and 27 years of service; towards leave encashment; and towards
gratuity and provident fund alongwith interest @ 12% per annum
from 23.07.2008 until the date of payment.
(2) The respondents Nos.1 and 2 shall grant approval and release
the grant-in-aid within 60 days from the date of the respondent
No.3 submitting in its claim in accordance with the provisions of
the Rules of 1993 and the applicable decisions.”
Further, the respondents are also directed to comply
with the direction as given/observations made in the case
of Bhagwan Das Todi College (supra), wherein, inter alia,
the following direction have been given regarding
payment:-
“The Special Appeals filed by the State Government are
without substance and accordingly dismissed and taking note of
the Sec.31(2) of the Act, 1989 we direct the NonGovernment
Educational Institutions to prepare due drawn statement of
each of the employees of their Institution who have worked
against sanctioned & aided posts in regard to their arrears of
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salary and other dues which are approved expenditure to the
extent of grant-in-aid and the same be sent to the State
Government and the State Government after its due verification
from their records will make payment of arrears to each of the
employee who either have now become members of Rules, 2010
or have retired or left the job (upto the period one has worked)
and to other employees similarly situated under intimation to
the concerned Non-Government Recognized Institution.”
In the circumstances of the case needful may be done
within a period of three months from the date of this order.”
4.
In this case no pre