Smt. Pragati Lal v. State Of Chhattisgarh,

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1980 of 2021

1. Smt. Pragati Lal W/o Sunil Kumar Lal, Aged About 39 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Government Middle School, Gaurinagar, Block Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Jhamin Sahu W/o Indra Kumar Sahu, Aged About 46 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School, Somni, Block Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

3. Guman Singh Sahu S/o Kanshi Ram Sahu, Aged About 39 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) At Government Middle School, Boirdih, Block Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

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

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

4. District Education Officer, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

5. Block Education Officer, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For the Petitioner : Shri Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate.

For Respondents/State : Shri Kapil Maini, Panel Lawer Hon'ble Shri P. Sam Koshy, Judge Order on Board 24.03.2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in these present writ petition by virtue of 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. 2 to 4 take an appropriate decision at the earliest so far as release 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 Parul