Pushan Kumar Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 2026 of 2021

1. Pushan Kumar Sahu S/o Dayaram Sahu, Aged About 45 Years Working As Lecturer T(L.B.) And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Chiklakasha, Block Doundi District Balod Chhattisgarh, ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Urban Administration Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Panchayat Chiklakasha District Balod Chhattisgarh, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For State :

Shri Shreshta Gupta, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 23.03.2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioner has raised in this writ petition by virtue of order passed by this Court in the case of "Shabnum Khatun v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others" WPS No. 6147/2018 decided on 27.10.2018 the petitioners have been granted benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner 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 petitioner is 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 "Shabnum Khatun"(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 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/- 1.

P. Sam Koshy Judge Jyotijha