Allowed
Manohar Lal Sharma v. the State of Rajasthan
Rajasthan HCCW/9149/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The court allowed writ petitions by Ayurved Chikitshaks challenging an order that denied service/pensionary benefits from the date of their first appointment. It held that the impugned order and recovery orders violated Articles 14 and 16 as it discriminated against the petitioners compared to similarly situated employees appointed prior to 1990 and those in Unani/Homeopathy wings.
What did the court decide?
The order dated 31.07.2020 and recovery orders dated 18.11.2019 and 18.02.2020 are quashed. Petitioners are entitled to all service/pensionary benefits with effect from the date of their first/initial