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2017 DIGILAW 2293 (RAJ)

Jagdish Chandra Sharma S/o Shri Ganesh Ram Sharma v. State of Rajasthan Through Additional Chief Secretary, Sanskrit Education Department

2017-11-01

VEERENDR SINGH SIRADHANA

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ORDER : Veerendr Singh Siradhana, J. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner retired from the Sanskrit Education Department on 31.08.2017 It is submitted that the government vide notification dated 23/10/2012, revised the pay scale rules applicable to the teaching staff of the Education Department. These Rules are called as ‘Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay for Government Sanskrit College Teachers) Rules, 2012’ (for short, the “Rules of 2012”). Under Rule 22 thereof, it is provided that the amount of arrears for the period from 1/1/2006 to 30/6/2012 accruing as a result of promulgation of these rules shall be payable only after the necessary amendments are made in the Rajasthan Sanskrit Education Service Rules, 1977, as per UGC Regulations. It is further contended that the Director, Sanskrit Education Department, on representation of the petitioner sought guidance from the government vide communication dated 27/1/2014 for payment of arrears to the petitioner. So far, no action has been taken by the government on his representation. Learned counsel further urged that several employee, namely, Sitaram Sharma, Moolchand Choudhary, Shyam Sunder Agarwal, Smt. Manorama Sharma, Smt. Veena Srivastava, Shriram Chaturvedi, Jagdish Prasad Sharma, Smt. Lata Tiwadi, Shri Ramchandra, Gajanand Gupta, Mihir Kumar Jha and Badrinarayan Jat, who in the meantime retired from respondent-department; have been granted such arrears with due promotion and relaxation has been granted by the government, but in the case of the petitioner, such benefit and relaxation has not been extended to him till date. 2. In view of the above, for the present, the petitioner is required to approach the Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, through a comprehensive representation, for payment of arrears, who upon verification of the aforesaid facts would extend the similar benefit of relaxation and payment of arrears to him at par to aforesaid persons in accordance with Rule 22 of the Rules of 2012 or would decide the representation of the petitioner by a speaking and reasoned order within a period of two months from the date petitioner presented his representation along with a copy of this order. 3. With that directions, as indicated above, the writ petition stands disposed off.