P.C. Sharma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6762 of 2019

1. P.C. Sharma Son Of Late Shri R.P. Sharma Aged About 64 Years Retired Upabhiyanta Karyalaya Karyapalan Abhiyanta Jalprabandh Sambhag No. 02 Balodabazar Nivasi-Makan Number 17/337 Mahila Thana Gali Masanganj Thana Civil Line Bilaspur Tahsil And Jila Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

2. Ashwani Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Gulab Prasad Pandey Aged About 64 Years Retired Anuvibhagiya Adhikari Karyalaya Karyapalan Abhiyanta Jalsansadhan Sambhag Raipur Nivasi- Makan Number 866 Gali Number 28 Sunder Nagar Raipur Jila Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Rajendra Prasad Sharma S/o Late Shri Ambika Prasad Sharma Aged About 64 Years Retired Upabhiyanta Karyalaya Karyapalan Abhiyanta Mahanadi Jalashaya Pariyojana Disnate Sambhag No. 03 Tilda Nivasi - Aasma City Colony Makan Number A.L. 64 Fase 02 Sakri Jila Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Samanya Prashasan Vibhag, Shas.Karmachari Kalyan Shakha Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Pramukh Abhiyanta Jal Sansadhan Vibhag, Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Sachiv, C.G. Govt. Jalsansadhan - Vibhag Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. Pramukh Sachiv Vitta Vibhag C.G. Govt. Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

5. Mahalekhakar Kosh Lekha And Pension C.G. Raipur, Jila-Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ----Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Rajendra Kumar Patel, Advocate For State :

Mr. P. Acharya, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.5 :

Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 03/09/2019

1. The claim of the petitioner in the present writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant pensionary benefits by adding one increment which the petitioner was entitled for on continuous working for one year before the date of retirement.

2. The case of the petitioner is that, the petitioner retired on 30.06.2017 and was entitled for the benefit of one increment from 1st July. According to counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner was entitled for the increment for the services rendered in the previous year and therefore has earned the said benefit and while granting pensionary benefits, that one increment which fell due on working for one year before the retirement in the previous year, should had been added for the purpose of determining pension and pensionary benefits.

3. At this juncture, the counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of the court a recent circular of the General Administration Department of the Govt. of Chhattisgarh dated 11.06.2019 whereby the State Govt., as a policy decision, has decided to grant one increment to those employees who retire on 30th June while fixing their pension and pensionary benefits.

4. Given the aforesaid decision of the State Govt. dated 11.06.2019, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner so far as adding one annual increment to the last wages drawn by the petitioner is concerned for the purpose of determining pension and retiral dues which the petitioner would be entitled for. Let this exercise be completed by the respondents within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

5. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved