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SHRI RAMBABU GUPTA S/O SHRI PANNA LAL GUPTA v. SHRI ASHISH CHANDRA VERMA

CCP/663/2024 · 2026-02-17

Praveer Bhatnagar

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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[2026:RJ-JP:7473] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 858/2024 Kamlesh Tiwari S/o Late Shri Ramswaroop Tiwari, Aged About 66 Years, R/o 67, Moti Nagar, Near Iti, Kali Mori, District Alwar, Rajasthan ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Ashish Modi, Director Secondary Education, Bikaner, Rajasthan 2. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur 4. Shri Subir Kumar, Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 5. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents Connected With S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 632/2024 Subhash Chand Swami S/o Shri Heera Lal Swami, R/o In Front Of Rafrail Hospital, Hameedpur Roadm, Behror District Alwar ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Subir Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Department Of Technical Education, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat Jaipur 2. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Additional Chief Secretary, Department Of Technical Educaiton, [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (2 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 634/2024 Gordhan Lal Jain S/o Badri Prasad, Aged About 69 Years, R/o 3- Ka-242, Shivaji Park, District Alwar Rajasthan ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat Jaipur 2. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 640/2024 1. Bhupendra Singh Chauhan S/o Shri Jai Singh Chauhan, Aged About 66 Years, R/o Mohalla Thakur Wala Kua, Akhepure, District Alwar Rajasthan 2. Laxminarayan Sharma S/o Late Shri Surajbhan Sharma, Aged About 68 Years, R/o 49, Janakpuri, Daudpur, District Alwar Rajasthan 3. Naresh Kumar Gupta S/o Fakir Chand, Aged About 66 Years, R/o 18, Gayatri Colony, Bus Stand Road, District Alwar Rajasthan 4. Mahesh Chand Gupta S/o Hajari Lal Gupta, Aged About 67 Years, R/o 30, Azad Nagar, 60 Ft Road, District Alwar Rajasthan. 5. Pradeep Kumar S/o Jitendra Kumar Jain, Aged About 68 Years, R/o 122, Scheme No. 4, District Alwar Rajasthan 6. Ravikant Sharma S/o Heera Lal Sharma, Aged About 68 Years, R/o 41, Scheme No. 8, District Alwar Rajasthan. 7. Harish Chand Jain S/o Nemi Chand Jain, Aged About 68 [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (3 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] Years, R/o 30, Janakpuri, Daudpur, District Alwar Rajasthan 8. Ravindra Singh S/o Lal Bahadur Singh, Aged About 68 Years, R/o B-6, Janta Colony, Delhi Road, Mungaska, District Alwar Rajasthan 9. Shri Mahaveer Prasad S/o Jhamman Lal, Aged About 66 Years, R/o Village Vijaypura, Tehsil Thanagaji District Alwar Rajasthan 10. Shri Fateh Singh Chauhan S/o Raghuveer Singh, Aged About 68 Years, R/o 71, Ganesh Nagar, Budh Vihar, District Alwar Rajasthan 11. Shri Chanda Ram Bhuradia S/o Shri Ladu Ram, Aged About 68 Years, R/o Village And Post Udaipuriya, District Jaipur Rajasthan 12. Shri Ramkripal Meena S/o Goverdhan Lal, Aged About 68 Years, R/o Village Kaleshan, Post Ballupura, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Alwar Rajasthan 13. Shri Suresh Chand Mudgal S/o Chunni Lal, Aged About 68 Years, R/o Village Kamalpur Budhi Bawal, Tehsil Tijara, District Alwar Rajasthan ----Petitioners Versus 1. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Ashish Modi, Director, Secondary Education, Directorate, Bikaner Rajasthan. 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 642/2024 Tej Pal Yadav S/o Shri Balbir Singh, Aged About 70 Years, R/o Gram Bad Kesarpur, Post Umren, District Alwar Rajasthan. ----Petitioner [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (4 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] Versus 1. Shri Subir Kumar Principal Secretary, College Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, College Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 645/2024 Smt. Sarla Upadhyay D/o Jainarayan Sharma, Aged About 69 Years, R/o 2-Ka-687, Shivaji Park, District Alwar. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Ashish Modi, Director, Secondary Education, Directorate, Bikaner Rajasthan. 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 663/2024 1. Shri Rambabu Gupta S/o Shri Panna Lal Gupta, R/o 433, Vijay Nagar, District Alwar Rajasthan 2. Ramesh Chand Gupta S/o Jagannath Prasad Gupta, R/o 174-A, Scheme No.8 District Alwar Rajasthan 3. Avdhesh Kumar Gupta S/o Shri Babulal Gupta, R/o 178, Scheme No. 4, District Alwar Rajasthan 4. Vijendra Kumar Jain S/o Shri Duli Chand Jain, R/o B-67, Ashok Vihar, Karamchari Colony, District Alwar Rajasthan [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (5 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] ----Petitioners Versus 1. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Shri Bhupesh Kumar Mathur, Director, Directorate Of Treasuries And Accounts (Dta) Government Of Rajasthan, Vitt Bhawan, Jaipur Rajasthan 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 666/2024 Ramesh Prakash Sharma S/o Shri Sita Ram Sharma, Aged About 68 Years, Resident Of P-22, Madhuban Colony, Near Yogi Bal Niketan School, Tonk Road, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Shri Bhupesh Kumar Mathur, Director, Treasury And Accounts, Vittya Bhawan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur 4. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary To Government Department, Commercial Taxes, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 672/2024 Laxminarayan Sharma S/o Shri Sevaram Sharma, Aged About 71 Years, R/o Plot No. 47, Krishna Nagar, Gopalpura Bye Pass, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (6 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] 1. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretay, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretarit, Jaipur. 2. Shri Girish Lodha, Chief Engineer, Department Of Water Resources, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 4. State Of Rajasthan Through Pricipal Secretary T Government Of Water Resources, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 673/2024 Smt. Pushpa Sharma W/o Madan Mohan Sharma, Aged About 76 Years, R/o 130, Scheme No. 8, District Alwar. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Ashish Chandra Verma, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Ashish Modi, Director, Secndary Education, Directorate, Bikaner Rajasthan. 3. Dr. Dev Raj, The Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) 4. The State Of Rajasthan Through Its Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance , Govt. Of Rajasthan, Govt. Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 688/2024 Dwarka Prasad S/o Shri Moolchand Gupta, Aged About 64 Years, R/o Village And Post Khan Bhakari, Dausa, At Present R/o Opp. Sitaramji Temple, Village And Post Raini, District Alwar. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Vijay Pal Singh, Director Sanskrit Education, Shiksha Shankul, J.l.n. Marg, Jaipur. [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (7 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] 3. Dr. Devraj Director Pension And Pension Welfare Deparment, Government Of Rajsthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 4. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Sanskrit Education Department Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 692/2024 Dinesh Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Deendayal Sharma, Aged About 65 Years, R/o 151, Scheme No. 5. Alwar (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Subir Kumar, Principal Secretary, College Education Department Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 4. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, College Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 770/2024 Nand Kishore Sharma S/o Late Shri Bridi Chand Sharma, Aged About 76 Years, R/o Village Chitosh, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Alwar (Rajasthan) ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Himanshu Gupta, Director Elementary Education Bikaner, Rajasthan 2. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur 4. Naveen Jain, Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Elementary Education Department, [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (8 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 5. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Elementary Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 852/2024 Gopal Lal Sharma S/o Shri Ram Sahai Sharma, Aged About 74 Years, Resident Of A-Block, A-53, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur-302021, Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Shri Bhupesh Kumar Mathur, Director, Treasury And Accounts, Vittya Bhawan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 4. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 853/2024 Shri Mohan Lal Gupta S/o Shri Bhaure Lal Gupta, Aged About 68 Years, R/o 67, Prithviraj Nagar, Maharani Farm, Durgapura, District Jaipur (Raj.) ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Shri Bhupesh Kumar Mathur, Director, Directorate Of Treasury And Accounts, (Dta) Government Of Rajasthan, Vitta Bhawan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 3. Dr. Devraj, Director Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (9 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] 4. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 872/2024 Shiv Charan Sharma S/o Shri Ram Niwas Sharma, Aged About 72 Years, R/o Village Post Kolahera, Tehsil Narayanpura, District Alwar, Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Ashish Modi, Director Secondary Education, Bikaner, Rajasthan. 2. Shri Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 3. Dr. Devraj, Director, Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur. 4. Shri Subir Kumar, Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 5. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary To Government Department Of Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents S.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 982/2024 Shri Nemi Chand Sharma S/o Shri Harsukh Lal Sharma, Aged About 74 Years, Resident Of 156-62, Vijay Path Mansarovar, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Shri Alok, Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur 3. Shri Anandi Lal Vaishnav, Secretary (Admn.) Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (10 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raj Kumar Sharma, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Basant Singh Chhaba, AAG Mr. Manoj Sharma, AAG Mr. Rahul Gupta, Adv. Ms. Mahi Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Vinayam, Adv. Mr. Hardik Singh, Adv. Mr. Sajit Jhakhar, Adv. Mr. Aaditya Godara, AAAG for Ms. Mahi Yadav, AAG Mr. Manoj Choudhary, Adv. with Ms. Pooja Dixit, Adv. for Mr. G.S. Gill, AAG Mr. Sachin Singh Rahore, AAAG Ms. Anshuman Singh, Adv. Mr. Tanishq A. Prarmar, Adv. for Mr. S.S. Naruka, AAG. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEER BHATNAGAR Order 17/02/2026 1. The petitioners have claimed contempt against the respondents in pursuance of the order passed in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.21/2020 and other connected matters, whereby, the respondents were directed to consider the petitioners' case afresh in the light of the observations made in the case of The Director (Admn. and H.R.) KPTCC & Ors. Vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors. reported in 2023 SCC OnLine SC 401 and All India Judges Association Vs. Union of India Writ Petition Civil No.643/2015. 2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the order has not been complied with and arrears of payment have not been made. [2026:RJ-JP:7473] (11 of 11) [CCP-858/2024] 3. Per contra, it is contended by learned counsel for the respondents that in pursuance of the order dated 21.07.2023, all the petitioners have been granted notional benefits after giving them extra increment and revised PPO has been issued, thus, the order has been complied with in its spirit. It is also contended that the extra increment has been given to the petitioners from the date of their retirement. There were no directions that all the petitioners will get the actual arrears, the only direction was to give the benefit of extra increment notionally in their last pension and the same be revised accordingly. The petitioners have already been given the notional benefits after computing the extra increment over their last drawn salary and the revised pension has been issued. 4. Heard and perused the material available on record. 5. All the petitioners have already been granted the benefit of extra increment as per the order of the Hon'ble Apex Court passed in the matter of C.P. Mundinamani (supra) and All India Judges Association (supra) and the revised pension of the petitioners has already been issued. 6. Therefore, no contempt is made out, accordingly, these contempt petitions are dismissed and rule is discharged. (PRAVEER BHATNAGAR),J Ashwani Kr Srivastava /-13-25