Navin Kumar Bhardwaj v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 737 of 2021

1. Navin Kumar Bhardwaj S/o M.R. Bhardwaj, Aged About 39 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Govt. Primary School, Krishna Nagar Bhilai, Block Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Commissioner Cum Director, Directorate Of Panchayat, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh, ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Vikas Shrivastava, P.L.

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

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.

3. 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.

4. No order as to cost.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyotijha