Budheshwar Singh Ratre v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 361 of 2020 Budheshwar Singh Ratre S/o Shri Jyoti Singh Ratre Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) and Posted at Govt. Primary School Ghotha, Block Bhanupratappur, District Kanker Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Bhanupratappur, District Kanker Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr. Avinash Singh, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order on Board -1-2020

1. Learned counsel for the parties would submit that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by order dated 28.11.2017 passed by this Court in WPS No.2530 of 2017 (Mukesh Kumar Patel Vs. State of Chhattisgarh) and batch of petitions wherein the Circular dated 23.04.2016 has been quashed, petitions allowed and it has been declared that the petitioners therein shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by them on a lower post or on the same post.

2. In view of the aforesaid submission and the impugned order and action is based on circular dated 23.04.2016 which has been quashed in the case referred to herein above, the petition also

deserves to be allowed with the direction that the petitioner shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- GOUTAM BHADURI JUDGE R a o