ROSHAN LAL SALVI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition has been filed by the petitioners on 01.02.2011 with the following prayers: -

(2.) THE petitioners were offered appointment on the posts of Upper Primary Teachers in pursuance of the selections conducted by the respondent Rajasthan Public Service Commission ('RPSC') in the year 2007 under the advertisement dated 30.10.2006 and they were given their first annual grade increment w.e.f. 01.07.2011 vide impugned order Annexure -P/11 dated 31.04.2010 and Annexure -P/10 dated 29.01.2010.

(3.) THE learned counsel for the petitioners Mr. Mukesh Rajpurohit submitted that as per Rule 22 read with Rule 29 of the Rajasthan Service Rules, the petitioner are also entitled to be given annual grade increment w.e.f. July 2010 because they have been selected in the same process of selection conducted by the respondent RPSC in the year 2007 but merely because they have been given appointment later on after five -six months than the other candidates, therefore, their annual grade increment month cannot be postponed by one year further and, therefore, it was prayed that suitable directions be given to the respondents for giving the annual grade increment to the petitioners w.e.f. July 2010 and not w.e.f. July 2011 as has been sought to be done by the impugned orders Annexures -P/10 and P/11.