0/? ‘537/ ‘ / SB. (Service Matter) 1N THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (CHHATTISGARH) WRIT PETITIO’MS) No. ‘\3$‘§ /201o.. / Mithlesh Kumar Pandey, son of ’Vishnudev Pandey, aged about 47 years, residence of Kailash Mod, Sattipara, Ambikapur, District Sarguja, Chhattisgarh. PETITIONER: versus Respondents 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Water ResourCes Department, DKS Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Engineer—In—Chief, Water Resources Department, Raipur, Chhaattisgarh. 3. Chief Engineer, Water Resource Department, Hasdeo Basin, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA / 3a W,m’W WGQ/V‘vBgg/égl 200 WW (Wu) WWW WWW WWW WW WW§R $‘WW SB : Hon’ble Shri Manindra Rhohan Shrivastava, J. 23-06-2010 Shri C.J.K. Rao, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Satish Gupta, Govt Advocate for the State/respor’ Jents. Heard. Challenge in this pettion is to the order dated 8.6.2009 (Annexure P—l), whereby the order granting benefit of increments, in respect of Assistant Grade-III who have not passed Hindi ’I‘ypewriting Examination, has been cancelied. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court rendered in Ramchandra Kurup Vs. State of C.G. & othe 's [W.P., (S) No.3663/2009] and other connected matters decided o 23rd November, 2009. Learned counsel prays that this petition may e disposed of in terms of Ramchandra Kurup (supra), to which learn dcounsel appearing for the State has no f1} objection. l l ff t. l Accordingly, the writ p tition is allowed in terms of order passed in the case of Ramchandra urup’(supra). The impugned order dated 8.6.2009 (Annexure P-l), di ecting recovery of annual increment is quashed. No recovery of ayment of annual increments to the petitioner can be made purs ant to the impugned order. If the amount 'k W WW, m, Wm 1:1 zoo mm (Wu) WWW ammm mmm r1 WW fsétFag-R §a‘ai'fwa11ém has already been recovered, amount with interest at the ra‘ the petitioner is entitled to the said :e of 6% per annum. No order as to costs. it Sdl- Jude g \\ \ Manindra Mohan Shrivastava \ W