Mukesh Kumar Soni S/O Shri Radheyshyam Soni Vs the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mukesh Kumar Soni S/O Shri Radheyshyam Soni Vs the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation — Rajasthan HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition (with pending application, if any) disposed of in light of Dinesh Nawariya (supra); petitioner granted 30-day liberty to file a representation raising all grounds, with respondents-Authority directed to decide it in light of the ratio laid down therein by a reasoned and speaking order within 30 days of receipt, communicate the order (speed post/e-mail), petitioner retaining liberty to approach the Court afresh if aggrieved.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's non-grant of the benefit of selection scale/ACP from the due date is illegal and arbitrary, and whether he is entitled to selection scale/ACP on completion of 9, 18 & 27 years of service counted from the date of initial appointment, with the accrued arrears calculated and released with interest.

Court's answer

After considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the material on record, the Court disposed of the writ petition in light of its own coordinate-bench judgment in Dinesh Nawariya Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. (supra), rather than adjudicating the entitlement afresh.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is given liberty to submit a representation to the respondents-Authority within 30 days raising all grounds.

Key takeaways

The respondents-Authority are directed to decide the representation in light of the ratio laid down in the referred case (Dinesh Nawariya, supra) by a reasoned and speaking order within 30 days; the order is to be communicated to the petitioner by speed post or e-mail if provided, and if still aggrieved the petitioner may approach this Court with a fresh petition.ratio¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench | S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18293/2025 | Mukesh Kumar Soni v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. | Coram: Ashok Kumar Jain, J. | Decided 27/11/2025. Petitioner, aggrieved that he had not been granted the benefit of selection scale/ACP from the due date, prayed that the action be held illegal and arbitrary and that selection scale/ACP be granted on completion of 9, 18 & 27 years of service counted from the date of initial appointment, with arrears calculated and released with interest. Relying on a coordinate-bench judgment dated 20.08.2025 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10581/2023 (Dinesh Nawariya Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Ors.), counsel submitted the controversy stood settled. The Court disposed of the writ petition, with pending applications if any, in light of that judgment: the petitioner was given 30 days to submit a representation raising all grounds, and the respondents-Authority were directed to decide it in light of the ratio laid down in the referred case by a reasoned and speaking order within 30 days of receipt, to communicate the order by speed post or e-mail if provided, the petitioner remaining free to approach the Court with a fresh petition if still aggrieved. No statute was cited and no monetary figure was stated.

[2025:RJ-JP:48339]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18293/2025

Mukesh Kumar Soni S/o Shri Radheyshyam Soni, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Nagar Parishad Colony, Rajmal Ka Talab Kanwar Nagar Jaipur (Raj.)

----Petitioner

Versus

The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Chomu House, Parivahan Marg, Jaipur Through Chairman Cum Managing Director (Raj.)

The Executive Director (Admin), Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Chomu House Jaipur (Rajasthan).

The Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Vidhyadhar Nagar Depot, Distt. Jaipur (Raj.).

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Sunil Kumar Singodiya
For Respondent(s)	:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN

Judgment / Order

27/11/2025

Instant writ petition is preferred by petitioner with following

prayer:-

“(i) The impugned action of the respondents by

which the petitioner has not been granted the benefit of selection scale/ACP from the due date may kindly be held as illegal and arbitrary and further the respondents be directed to grant the benefit of selection scale/ ACP on completion of 9, 18 & 27 years of service, counting the length of service from the date of initial appointment and the respondents be also directed to calculate the arrears accrued thereof and be released with interest”.

Learned counsel for petitioner while referring and relying

upon judgment dated 20.08.2025 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.

[2025:RJ-JP:48339]

[CW-18293/2025]

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10581/2023 titled as ‘Dinesh Nawariya Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Ors.’ submits that the controversy and the issue raised herein is already settled by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. He further submitted that instant writ petition be disposed of in accordance with aforesaid order.

Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for petitioner and also material placed on record, the writ petition is disposed of in light of Dinesh Nawariya Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. (supra) passed by this Court.

Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioner is given a liberty to submit a representation to the respondentsAuthority within a period of 30 days raising all grounds and the respondents-Authority are directed to decide the representation in light of ratio laid down in case referred hereinabove with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 30 days from date of receipt of representation. After passing the order, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the order to the petitioner either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioner has provided E-mail in his representation. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, he has a liberty to approach this Court with fresh petition.

With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of.

(ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J

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