Smt. Purnima Sonkar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 709 of 2021

1. Smt. Purnima Sonkar W/o Anil Kumar Sonkar, Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School, Janjgiri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Pushplata Waghmare W/o Mahendra Kumar, Aged About 35 Years, Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School, Janjgiri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Joint Director, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Kumhari, District Durg, Chhattisgarh

5. Block Education Officer, Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Amit Buxy, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 18/02/2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in the present writ petition, 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, is for grant of the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. The counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioners prospectively. Though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioners were entitled for from the date of their completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor have the Department taken any step for releasing 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 respondents No. 3 & 4 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 present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy JUDGE Khatai