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2021 DIGILAW 2227 (RAJ)

Indra Kumar Saxena v. State of Rajasthan

2021-11-26

MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL

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JUDGMENT 1. All these writ petitions have been filed seeking benefits of the pay scale of Rs. 1400-2600 (5000-8000) instead of Rs. 1200- 2050 (4000-6000) on completion of 18 years of service by the petitioners, appointed as Pump Driver II/Fitter. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that a co- ordinate Bench of this court has, vide its order dated 16.02.2017 passed in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14456/2016, Mitthu Lal Teli v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. and other connected matters, held that the issue of entitlement of the persons working as Pump Driver II/Fitter for pay scale of Rs. 1400-2600 (5000-8000) on completion of 18 years of service is no more res integra in view of the earlier judgment of this Court in several writ petitions and the respondents were directed to treat the judgment in S.B. Civil Writs No.9866/2018, Ramji Lal Saini & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. and other connected matters as judgment-in-rem and to extend the benefit to all the similar situated employees without requiring them to approach this court, still, they have been forced for this unwarranted litigation. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents, in the aforesaid circumstances, assured this court that they will apply the directions issued by this Court in case of Mitthu Lal Teli (supra) and shall pay the petitioners their entire arrears by placing them in the appropriate pay scale of Rs. 1400-2600 (5000-8000) on completion of 18 years of service, within 30 days from today. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that these writ petitions may also be disposed of in the light of assurance extended by the learned counsel for the respondents. 5. In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives for consideration of this Court. These writ petitions are disposed of in view of the assurance extended by the learned counsel for the respondents. 6. However, it is made clear that if the entire exercise is not completed and the payment is not made within the period assured by the learned counsel for the respondents, the arrears shall carry interest @ 6% from the date of filing of the writ petitions till payment.