{"id":52333,"date":"2000-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-04-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-b-padiya-vs-state-of-gujarat-on-18-april-2000"},"modified":"2018-07-16T01:30:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T20:00:02","slug":"m-b-padiya-vs-state-of-gujarat-on-18-april-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-b-padiya-vs-state-of-gujarat-on-18-april-2000","title":{"rendered":"M.B. Padiya vs State Of Gujarat on 18 April, 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.B. Padiya vs State Of Gujarat on 18 April, 2000<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: R Tripathi<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: R Tripathi<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p> R.R. Tripathi, J.   <\/p>\n<p> 1. The present petition is filed by the primary  school teacher. The petitioner joined service as a  primary school teacher in 1965. In 1989, Contributory  Provident Fund scheme was introduced in the respondent  school. The petitioner is due for retirement on his  reaching the age of superannuation on 31.5.2000. The  petition is filed mainly on the basis that this Court  (Coram : S.K. Keshote, J.) had decided Special Civil  Application No.3635 of 1982 by an order dated 18.1.1997.  While dealing with the matter, the Court has observed as  under in para 13:\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;The matter is squarely covered by the decision  of the Supreme Court in the case of <a href=\"\/doc\/1307719\/\">State of  Maharashtra v. Manubhai Pragaji Vashi<\/a> (supra).  The action of the respondent State of not  extending the benefit of pension scheme to the  teachers of recognised aided private primary  school, though such benefit has been extended to  the teachers of private secondary and higher  secondary schools and colleges which are  recognised and aided, is patently discriminatory  and based on no material. The respondent has not  discharged the burden of proof caste on it to  sustain the differential treatment meted out to  teachers of recognised private primary school  receiving grant in aid. It is patent that likes  have been treated unlike without proper  justification or reason and this class of persons  have been singled out for hostile discriminatory  treatment. Disparity in the service conditions,  in not affording the benefit of pension scheme to  the teachers of recognised and aided private  primary schools is discriminatory and requires to  be set right.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>  2. In the present case also, Mr.Digant P.Joshi, the  learned Assistant Govt. Pleader appearing for the  respondents is not able to point out any distinguishing  feature of the present case to show as to how the said  judgement of this Court is not applicable to the present  case. Hence this petition is allowed. Mr.Joshi for the  respondents, however, points out that against the said  judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court, an  appeal being Letters Patent Appeal No.788 of 1998 is  filed and is pending. That is no ground for not  following the judgement of this Court, when no orders are  pointed out to have been obtained by the respondents in  an appeal filed in 1998.\n<\/p>\n<p>  3. In the result, this Special Civil Application is  allowed. The action of the respondent, State of Gujarat  of not giving the benefit of pension to the teachers of  recognised aided private primary schools is declared  ultra vires the Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of  India. The respondent, State of Gujarat is directed to  extend benefit of pension to the teachers of the  recognised aided private primary schools in the State of  Gujarat. The petitioner&#8217;s claim shall be worked out  within a reasonable time as the petitioner is reaching  the age of superannuation by 31.5.2000. However, said  working shall not take more than six months from the date  of receipt of writ of this Court and thereafter the  petitioner shall be given the benefit of pension within  next three months. However, it is made clear that in  case the petitioner was a member of Provident Fund  scheme, the petitioner shall refund to the State the  share of contribution of the employer, if any, together  with interest. The petition is allowed to the aforesaid  extent. Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order  as to costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat High Court M.B. Padiya vs State Of Gujarat on 18 April, 2000 Author: R Tripathi Bench: R Tripathi JUDGMENT R.R. Tripathi, J. 1. The present petition is filed by the primary school teacher. The petitioner joined service as a primary school teacher in 1965. 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