Smt. Kanta Patel, v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2886 of 2021 1.

Smt. Kanta Patel, W/o Shri Vinod Kumar Patel, Aged About 36 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Gorra, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 2.

Smt. Vimla Sidar, W/o Shri Siriyam Sidar, Aged About 36 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Paraghati, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 3.

Madhusudan Singh Kanwar, S/o Shri Teras Singh Kanwar, Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Boro, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 4.

Tugan Lal Kanwar, S/o Shri Ramlal Kanwar, Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Government Higher Secondary School Kapu, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

5.

Smt. Santoshi Rathiya, W/o Shri Lalit Kumar Rathiya, Aged About 32 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Ganpatpur, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

6.

Dilip Singh Kanwar, S/o Shri Bhaiyaram Kanwar, Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Pathalgaon Khurd, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

7.

Narendra Kumar Behra, S/o Kishore Kumar Behra, Aged About 44 Years Working As Assistant Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Primary School Kotiya, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

8.

Smt. Ramkali Paigwar, W/o Shri Sanjay Paigwar, Aged About 38 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Saila, Block Pali, District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1.

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

2.

Director, Panchayat Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3.

Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

4.

Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh.

5.

Block Education Officer, Block Pusour, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 6.

Block Education Officer, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

7.

Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Mr. Kunal Das, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 24/06/2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in this 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 have been granted benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioner prospectively and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioners are entitled from the date of their completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor have department has taken any steps for release of 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 petitioner, let respondents No. 2 to 7 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 Ved