IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI ON THE 21st OF AUGUST, 2023 WRIT PETITION No. 6180 of 2021 BETWEEN:- RAVINDRA KUMAR BHAWSAR S/O SHRI BAPULAL BHAWSAR, AGED ABOUT YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETD. GOVT TEACHER 177/2 SOMESHWAR MARG, SHAJAPUR (MADHYA PRADESH) .....PETITIONER (BY MS MEHUL SHUKLA, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER ) AND 1. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VALLABH BHAWAN (MADHYA PRADESH) 2. COMMISSIONER EDUCATION AND PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTM ENT VALLABH BHAVAN BHOPAL (MADHYA PRADESH) 3. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER SHAJAPUR (MADHYA PRADESH) 4. JOINT DIRECTOR OF TREASURY ACCOUNTS AND PE N S I O N DIVISION UJJAIN DIST UJJAIN (MADHYA PRADESH) 5. DIVISION PENSION OFFICER PENSION OFFICE UJJAIN DIST UJJAIN (MADHYA PRADESH) .....RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI SHANTANU CHOURASIYA, PANEL LAWYER FOR THE RESPONDENTS/STATE) This petition coming on for order this day, th e court passed the following: 1 Signed by: SEHAR HASEEN Signing time: 8/21/2023 6:07:21 PM Signature Not Verified (S. A. DHARMADHIKARI) JUDGE ORDER By the instant petition, the petitioner is claiming that although he stood retired on 30/06/2010 and the annual increment was to be added on 1st of July of that year, but he was not granted the said benefit. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the present case has already been settled by the Supreme Court recently in Civil Appeal No.2471/2023 (The Director {Admn. and HR KPTCK and Ors. Vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors.) wherein it has been held that benefit of annual increment which was to be added on 1st of July every year shall be paid to the employee who got retired on 30th of June of the said year, therefore, the present petitioner is also entitled to get the said benefit. 3. Considering the aforesaid and taking note of the judgment passed by Supreme Court in case of C.P. Mundinamni (Supra), this petition is allowed, directing the respondents to grant the benefit of annual increment which was to be added with effect from 01/07/2010 and recalculate the benefit of retiral dues and pension and issue fresh PPO in favour of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of submitting copy of this Court. 4. With the aforesaid, the petition stands allowed.. sh 2 Signed by: SEHAR HASEEN Signing time: 8/21/2023 6:07:21 PM