Narendra Kumar Kathaley, v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 734 of 2021

1. Narendra Kumar Kathaley S/o Shri Bed Ram Kathaley, Aged About 41 Years, Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Fasterpur, Block Mungeli, District Mungeli, Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Sangeeta Pathak W/o Shri Harishankar Pathak, Aged About 52 Years, Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Gopalpuri, Block Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh

3. Bishnu Ram S/o Shri Tilak Ram, Aged About 43 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Kersai, Block Farsabahar, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh

4. Yogendra Prasad Sai S/o Shri Sudarshan Sai, Aged About 39 Years, Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Kersai, Block Farsabahar, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh

5. Lily Pushpa Ekka D/o Shri Benedict Ekka, Aged About 41 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Iragura, Block Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh

6. Smt. Sima Dhruw W/o Shri Lakhan Lal Dhruw, Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Kochway, Block Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh

7. Smt. Yamini Dhruw W/o Shri Shyam Lal Dhruw, Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Kochway, Block Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh

8. Smt. Manjusha Jaiswal W/o Shri Naresh Jaiswal, Aged About 52 Years, Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Sambalpur, Block Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Panchayat Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer, Block Mungeli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh

5. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh

6. Block Education Officer, Block Farsabahar, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh

7. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh

8. Block Education Officer, Block Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh

9. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh

10. Block Education Officer, Block Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh 11.Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Gariyaband District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh 12.Block Education Officer, Block Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Ajay Shrivastava , Advocate For State :

Mr. Rahul Jha, G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 19/02/2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in the present writ petition is that by virtue of the order passed by this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 2530/2017 decided on 26.11.2017, the petitioners have been granted the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioners prospectively and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioners are entitled from the date of their completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor the department has taken any steps for releasing of the arrears of payment. The petitioners pray for appropriate direction to the respondents for releasing the said amount.

3. Without entering into the merits of the case and taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of Mukesh Patel (Supra) which has also been affirmed by the Division Bench and taking note of the fact that respondents have complied with the order to the extent of granting revised pay scale to the petitioners, let the respondents No. 2 to 12 take an appropriate decision at the earliest so far as releasing of the arrears of payment which the petitioners are entitled for. Expecting a decision from the respondents within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge VAISHALI