Smt. Pankaja Shukla v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3069 of 2016 Smt. Pankaja Shukla, Wd/o Late Shri Vyas Narayan Shukla, Aged about 54 years, R/o.86/13, Bhilai Nagar (East), District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh
2. The Director, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)
3. Municipal Corporation, Bhilai, Through Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bhilai, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Tarkeshwar Nande, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Sangharsh Pandey, Dy.G.A. for the State. Shri H.B.Agrawal, senior counsel along with Ms. Itu Rani Mukherjee, counsel for the Corporation.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 21/07/2016 Heard.
1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's claim that regular services rendered by the husband of the petitioner as regular employee of erstwhile Special Area Development Authority (for short "SADA") Bhilai, 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. He, however, submits that benefit will accrue to the petitioner subject to verification of relevant facts regarding petitioner's entitlement as nominee of deceased employee. 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, subject to verification as stated above.
Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) J U D G E Deepti