Dwarika Prasad Kunwar v. The State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 455 of 2018 Dwarika Prasad Kunwar S/o Late Mr. Manrakhan Lal Kunwar Aged About 40 Years By Occupation Lecturer Panchayat Government Girls H S S Narharpur Block Narharpur District Kanker Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Panchayat And Rural Department Mantralaya Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner - Cum - Director, Panchayat Sanchanalaya Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat District Kanker Chhattisgarh, District : Kanker, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents Shri Parag Kotecha, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri A.S.Kachhawaha, Addl. A.G. for the State. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 17/01/2018 Heard.

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 and another Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and another) 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 / her on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti