MANAGING COMMITTEE OF SRI GURU NANAK DEV SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL v. SMT. ANITA GANDHI WIFE OF SHRI ARUN GANDHI
SAW/681/2024 · 2025-08-26
Sanjeet Purohit, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
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[2025:RJ-JP:33847-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 680/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Usha Shekhawat Wife Of Shri Veer Bahadur Singh Rathore, R/o C-124A, Singh Bhoomi, Khatipura, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents Connected With D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 681/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Anita Gandhi Wife Of Shri Arun Gandhi, R/o 73A, Taneja Block, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 687/2024 Managing Committee Of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt Sandhya Khare Wife Of Shri D.k. Khare, R/o 4-Ma- 40, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 688/2024
[2025:RJ-JP:33847-DB] (2 of 5) [SAW-680/2024] Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh S/o Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Jaspal Kaur W/o Shri Gurendra Pal Singh, R/o 235, Guru Nanakpura, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 690/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Kawal Jeet Kaur Wife Of Shri Trilochan Singh Kapoor, R/o 319, Near Sewa Sadan, D-Block, Adarh Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 696/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Kalpana Patil Wife Of Shri Srikant Patil, R/o 13/120, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner.
----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 698/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. [2025:RJ-JP:33847-DB] (3 of 5) [SAW-680/2024] ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Durgesh Sharma Wife Of Shri Gyanesh Prakash Sharma, R/o 10/582, Kaveri Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 699/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Kiran Arya Alias Kiran Mehta Wife Of Shri Shyam Sunder Mehta, R/o 363, Gurunanakpura, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 703/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Sumita Gupta Wife Of Shri Prakash Garg, R/o 4/357, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 704/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh Son Of Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
[2025:RJ-JP:33847-DB] (4 of 5) [SAW-680/2024]
1. Smt. Kamal Sharma Wife Of Shri Om Prakash Sharma, R/o B 10-F, Flat No. 300-301, Govind Marg, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 707/2024 Managing Committee Of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur Through Its Secretary, Sardar Jasbeer Singh S/o Sardar Kartar Singh, Aged About 65 Years. ----Appellant Versus
1. Smt. Sudesh Khurana W/o Shri Ashok Kumar, R/o 24/97, Swarna Path, Mansarovar, Jaipur. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner. ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Nitesh Pareek, Adv. For Respondent(s) :
HON'BLE MR.
JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT
Order 26/08/2025
1. Feeling aggrieved against the order dated 28.08.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge, the present appeals have been preferred. Learned counsel for the appellant has candidly submitted that so far as the dues as against the respondents are concerned in terms of the order passed by the Tribunal and the learned Single Judge, payments have already been made. However, so far as the interest part is concerned, there was no
[2025:RJ-JP:33847-DB] (5 of 5) [SAW-680/2024] occasion for the learned Single Judge to direct for granting interest on the gratuity paid to the Teacher.
2. We have considered the submissions.
3. The learned Single Judge having relied on the judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of State of Rajasthan & Anr. Vs. The Management Committee Sh. Bhagwan Das Todi College: D.B. Special Appeal (Writ) No.663/2015 and reached to the conclusion that the employees would be entitled to the amount of gratuity and interest till the date they have actually received the amount of gratuity. The interest has been fixed @ 6% as per the judgment passed in State of Rajasthan & Anr. Vs. The Management Committee Sh. Bhagwan Das Todi College (supra). Additionally, learned Single Judge has directed that if the amount is not paid within the stipulated period of three months, the respondents-employees will be entitled to get interest @ 9% from the date of passing of the
order by the learned Single Judge. We find that the directions of paying interest at 9% is only in the contingency where the payments are not made. The order, therefore, does not warrant any interference.
4. The appeals are misconceived and accordingly dismissed.
5. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.
6. A copy of this order be placed in each connected file.
(SANJEET PUROHIT),J (SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA),J GAURAV/AVINASH/54-64