[2025:RJ-JP:42819] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13255/2025 1. Trilok Chandra Sharma S/o Shri Mukund Dev Sharma, Resident Of 1-N-14, Teachers Colony, Keshavpura, Kota. 2. Rajendra Kumar Gochar S/o Shri Prahlad Gocher, Resident Of Near Adalat, Itwa, Kota. 3. Akila Bagam W/o Shri Late Jabbar Mohhamad, Resident Of Opposite Badi Majid, Mandawara, Kota. 4. Rameshwar Bhatnagar S/o Shri Kishn Bhatnagar, Resident Of Near Raghunath Mandir, Civil Lines, Khand Gavadi, Nayapura Kota Rajasthan. 5. Devi Shankar Nagar S/o Shri Bajrang Lal, Resident Of Village Mahrana Post Kherli Tawran Tehsil Degot District Kota. ----Petitioners Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Department Govt. Of Rajasthan Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. The Deputy Secretary (Admn.-2), Rural Development And Panchayati Raj. Department, Govt. Secretariat Jaipur. 3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Kota. 4. Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti Sultanpura District Kota. 5. Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti Itwa District Kota. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. M.F. Baig For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 17/10/2025 [2025:RJ-JP:42819] (2 of 3) [CW-13255/2025] 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayer:- “i) By appropriate writ, order or direction, to the respondent to extend the benefit of regular pay scale admissible to the post of gram sevak (village secretary)from their initial date of joining along with the all consequential benefit of the said post and grant them pay scale admissible to the post with the effect from the date the person similarly situated qua the petitioners have been extended the benefits. (ii) By appropriate writ, order or direction, direct the respondents may kindly be directed to extent the benefit of selection grade on completing 9 years of services from the date of their joining on the post of village Secretary (Gram Sevak) in effect of the order dated 02.10.2010 passed by the respondent/department and further issue direction to grant consequential benefits accordingly as extended to the similar situated persons; (iii) Any other relief as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper be also passed in favour of the petitioners; (iv) Cost of the writ petition may also be awarded in favour of the petitioner;” 2. Learned counsel for petitioners while referring and relying upon judgment dated 23.04.2018 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8180/2018 (Nekiram & Ors. Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors.) submits that the controversy and the issue raised herein is already settled by a Co-ordinate Bench [2025:RJ-JP:42819] (3 of 3) [CW-13255/2025] at Principal Seat, Jodhpur in case of Jasvinder Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. S.B. CWP No. 879/2012 (order dated 31.07.2013). He further submitted that instant writ petition be disposed of in accordance with aforesaid judgments, and the petitioners may be granted permission to file an appropriate representation before the respondents-Authority to consider and resolve their grievances. 3. Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioners are given a liberty to submit a representation to the respondents-Authority within a period of 30 days raising all grounds and the respondents-Authority are directed to consider and decide the representation in light of ratio as referred hereinabove but with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 30 days from date of receipt of representation. After passing the order, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the order to the petitioners either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioners have provided E-mail in their representation. If the petitioners are still aggrieved, they are at liberty to approach this Court with fresh petition. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J CHETNA BEHRANI /79