Gopal Prasad Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2246 of 2018

1. Gopal Prasad Sahu S/o Dhannu Ram Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher Panchayat, Govt. Middle School, Umargaon, Block Nagari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh., District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Renuka Gwal (Now Suryawanshi) W/o Bhanendra Suryawanshi, Aged About 31 Years Working As Teacher Panchayat, Govt. Middle School, Pawadwar, Block Nagri, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh., District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

2. Commissioner Cum Director, Directorate Of Panchayat, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh., District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Nagri, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh., District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Majid Ali, Dy. GA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order on Board 13/03/2018 1.

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. 2.

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. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rohit