Charandas Panika v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2325 of 2016 Charandas Panika S/o Late Shri Butangudas, aged about 65 years, R/o. House No.279/5, Adarsh Nagar, Podi Vihar, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mahanadi Bhavan, Capital Complex, New Raipur, P.S. Rakhi, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. The Director, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Indravati Bhavan, Capital Complex, New Raipur, P.S. Rakhi, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Municipal Corporation, Korba Through Commissioner Municipal Corporation Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Sudeep Agrawal, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Gary Mukhopadhyaya, Dy.G.A. for the State. Shri Pankaj Agrawal, counsel for the Corporation. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 24/06/2016 Heard.

1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's claim that regular services rendered by the petitioner as regular employee of erstwhile Special Area Development Authority (for short "SADA") Korba, where he was initially appointed, are liable to be counted for the purposes of pensionable services. He submits that identical issue has been decided by this Court vide order dated 08.02.2016 in batch of petitions WP(S) No.4459 of 2014 and other cases. 2.

Learned counsel for the respondents do not dispute that the petitioner's claim of being identically placed as the petitioner, in whose favour, orders were

passed in the case referred to above.

3.

In view of the above, this petition is also liable to be allowed and is allowed. Let the same benefit accrue to the petitioner as directed by this Court vide order dated 08.02.2016 in similar petition.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) J U D G E Deepti