Dharam Pal Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2169 of 2016 Dharam Pal Singh S/o Late Shri Chetnarayan Singh, Aged About 57 Years Occupation Service As Time Keeper, And Posted At R.E.S. Sub Division Manora, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Commissioner, Office Of Development, Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Commissioner, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4. Executive Engineer, R.E.S. Sub Division Manora, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh

5. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Manora, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri I.S. Sahu, Advocate For State :

Shri Dheeraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 17/08/2016 Heard.

1. The respondents were granted last opportunity to file reply, but no reply has been filed.

2. The petitioner's application for grant of higher pay-scale claiming parity

-2on the basis of orders passed in other similar cases has been rejected by the impugned order without assigning any reason whatsoever.

3. The competent authority ought to have stated reasons why the petitioner's case has not been found to be eligible for grant of benefit higher pay-scale. Let the speaking order be passed by the respondentauthority within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. Accordingly, with the observation/direction as above, this petition at this stage is finally disposed off with liberty to revive in case petitioner's grievance is not redressed.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen