Vikash Kumar Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5186 of 2016

1. Vikash Kumar Sahu S/o Late Shri Tikaram Sahu, aged about 37 years, posted as Lecturer (Panchayat), Higher Secondary School, Mograpali Rewa, Janpad Panchayat Bagbahra, District Mahasamund (C.G.).

2. Nitesh Kumar Wadegawkar S/o Shri Mohanlal Wadegawkar, aged about 32 years, posted as Lecturer (Panchayat), Higher Secondary School, Khusrupali, Janpad Panchayat Bagbahra, District Mahasamund (C.G.).

---Petitioners

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur (C.G.).

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.).

---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Rahul Mishra, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Syed Majid Ali, Dy.G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 19/07/2018 1.

Heard.

2.

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 him on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Sumit JUDGE