Jabalpur High Court Gives Government Four Weeks To Implement Teachers’ Service Benefits Order
Jabalpur/ Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to implement its order linking teachers’ service benefits to the date of their first appointment within four weeks. The order could benefit around 70,000 teachers by giving them revised seniority, salary increments, pension benefits and other service-related advantages. The…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur division has given the state government four weeks to implement an order linking teachers' service benefits to the date of their first appointment. This could affect around 70,000 teachers, potentially increasing their monthly salaries by Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 and offering arrears for up to a decade.
The next hearing is set for October 21. The government was granted the extension during a hearing of a contempt petition filed by 497 teachers. The court's decision came after the Supreme Court dismissed the state government's Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's December 12, 2025, order. The petitioners had sought seniority from their initial appointment in 1998, along with re-fixation of pay scales and elimination of pay anomalies.
They also demanded benefits from the Sixth Pay Commission starting January 1, 2006, under the MP Pay Revision Rules, 2009, including arrears and 12% annual interest.
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