Dayavant Ratray v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 863 of 2018 Dayavant Ratray S/o Shri Firan Lal Ratray Aged About 35 Years Presently Posted As Teacher (Panchayat), (Science) At Government Middle School Kekrabhath Block Jaijaipur, District- Janjgir- Champa, R/o Village, Sormal, Tahsil Akaltara, District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh., District : JanjgirChampa, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi, Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner- Cum- Director, Directorate Of Panchayat Naya Raipur, DistrictRaipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Janjgir- Champa, District- JanjgirChampa, Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer, Jaijaipur, District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Sandeep Singh, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Prasoon Bhaduri, G.A. for the State.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 25/01/2018 Heard.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was recruited under the Chhattisgarh Shiksha Karmi (Appointment and Service) Rule, 2007 and he was granted regular pay scale, increment and then revised pay scale also, but now in view of the circular dated 06-05-2016 and 08-03-2017, his pay scale has been brought to the minimum of the pay scale applicable to Lecturer (Panchayat). He submits that this issue was examined by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No.4271 of 2017 and batch of petitions, vide order dated 03-112017) and various directions have been issued.

3.

Learned State counsel would submit that this Court issued directions for examination of cases category wise.

4.

Considering the aforesaid submission, the respondents shall examine petitioner's case in terms of order passed by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No.4271 of 2017 and batch of petitions, vide order dated 03-11-2017) and take appropriate decision on petitioner's claim for reinstatement into the earlier pay scale, which was being granted to the petitioner prior to reduction of lowest stage of pay scale of Lecturer (Panchayat). 5.

In view of aforesaid observation, this petition is finally disposed off. SD/- Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti