Dinendra Mahilange v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 579 of 2021 Dinendra Mahilange S/o Late Baldev Singh Mahilange Aged About 38 Years Presently Working As Lecturer (L.B.), At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhatchoura, Block Masturi, District Bilaspur 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. Commissioner-Cum-Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Naya Raipur Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate For State :

Mr. Aditya Bhardwaj, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 22/02/2021

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 on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit