cfé/w L E I U HHATTISGARH IPR WRIT PETIION T () S No. 1‘30 (a Of 2007 Daulat Ra Sahu, aged \ abot 43 years S/o Late h1 Ram mgh Sahu Assmtant Grade 2 O/ 0 J01nt lrector Vetermary Service, Jdalpur, District Basar 1 he State of Chattigah, thugh the Secretary , Departme of Veterinary ervices , Mantray — D.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG)‘ 2. Director , rectorae of Veterinary Sevices Near uru Tej Bahadur Park, G.E. Road, Raipur (CG). /3. Joit Director, Veterinary Service, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (CG). /,4. Treasury Officer, District Treasury , Jagdalpur, District Bastar (CG). / WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1. PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONER: As stated in the cause title above. IN TH HGH CORT OF C AT BLASU PETITIONER / m v u Sr ° S D s ag t VERSUS RESPONDENTS T hsr ro nt S al .K ( Dit r , G n s HIGH COURT OF CHHATI‘ISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) N0. 1306 of2007 : Daulat Ram Sahu. VERSUS RESPONDENTS : The State ofChhattisgarh & Others. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’ble‘ Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: ' Shri Rakesh Anthony, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri AV.Shridhar, Panel Lawyer for the State/rospondems. (Pagsed o ORDER ORAL 1. By this petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to grant annual increment to the petitioner for the ad hoe period w.e.f 24.11.1984 till the date of passing of typing examination i.e. 05.04.1991 with interest at the rate of 18% per annum on the amount of arrears ofincrement. . The State Government, by memo dated 05.10.2007, directed the Joint Director, Veterinary Services, Jagdalpur, that the petitioner is entitled to grant of increment as per the memo No. 138/621/92/Ni.1/Four, dated 18.08.1993 ofthe Finance Department. . It is informed by the learned counsel for the State/respondents that the petitioner has declined to accept any amount of increment during the pendency ofthis petition. There is no reason asto why the petitioner should decline to accept the increment, when during pendency of this petition, his case for grant of increment as legally admissible, has been n11 dayof January,2011) 2 i . considered by the respondent authorities in accordance with law and an ordef was passed thereaiier. . Be that as it may, since the State Government has aireatiy taken decision in accordance with law to grant legally admissible annual 3 increment to the petitioner, there is no reason to oontinue with this petition. . So far as grant of interest at the rate 18% on the arrears ofthe amount ofincrement is concerned, the same may not be gamed as it is neither a business concern nor the petitioner would have earned profit on the said amount of annual increment at the rate of 18% per annum. Thus, the submission for grant ofinterest, as aforestated, is rej ected. In View of the above, the writ petition is disposed of. However, the State authorities are directed to proceed in accordance with law and make payment ofthe amount ofannual increment, legally admissible to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date ofreceipt of a copy ofthis order. Sdl— Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Amit .