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THULI RAM AND ANR. v. A.K.MEHTA,SECY.P.D.D.AND ANR.

Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Bench: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Judgment date:

Case summary

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2025-12-19. THULI RAM AND ANR. v. A.K.MEHTA,SECY.P.D.D.AND ANR. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

Sr. No. 7 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CJ Court Case: CPSW No. 109/2014 in SWP NO. 2361/2009 Thuli Ram and anr. …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) Through: Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Advocate. V/s A K Mehta and anr. …. Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Saliqa Sheikh, Assisting Counsel to Mr. Raman Sharma, Sr. Advocate (AAG) CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORDER 19. 12. 2025 (ORAL) 01. The petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order and judgment passed by this Court in SWP No. 2361/2009 dated October 11, 2012. Whereby, the respondent-authorities were directed to fix the petitioners in the pay scale of 220-430 ([re – revised) in terms of the Schedule I appended to the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules 1981 from the date they have been appointed by way of promotion on those posts.

Further, a direction to give all subsequent pay revision benefits to the petitioners including those who have retired from their services be given the retiral benefits by re-fixation of their pay scales. 02. Learned counsel at the outset has drawn attention of this Court to the averments set out in paragraph no. 6 of the Statement of facts: “6. That in compliance to the Hon’ble High Court directions the case of the petitioners have been considered vide order No. CEJ/DPC/Court/DPC/40 of 2018 dated 13. 12. 2018 and the claim of the petitioners has been settled and for release of pay -2- scale of Meter Reader. Copy of order dated 13-12-2018 is annexed herewith as annexure as R-1. ” 03. Accordingly, she submits, for, the order dated October 11, 2012 passed by the Court stands complied with and the petition be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 04. Ordered accordingly. (ARUN PALLI) CHIEF JUSTICE Jammu 19. 12. 2025 Sunita/Secy. SUNITA KOUL 2025. 12.

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