Ravikant Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3290 of 2016

1. Ravikant Patel S/o A. K. Patel, Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Chuchrungpur ( Palari), Block Palari, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Shiv Kumar Verma, S/o J. P. Verma, Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Fundardih, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

3. Arun Kumar Verma, S/o Bisahu Ram Verma, Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kosmanda, Block Bhatapara, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

4. Pavit Kumar Tandan, S/o Babu Lal Tandan, Aged About 44 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Boirdih, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

5. Madhusudan Tandan, S/o Lalit Das Tandan, Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Khapri, Block Palari, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

6. Prem Lal Kurre, S/o Ram Nath Kurre, Aged About 46 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Telasi, Block Palari, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

7. Smt. Mira Shrivas, W/o Rajesh Shrivas, Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Kathadih, Block & District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

8. Smt. Manisha Gouraha, W/o Ramnihora Tiwari, Aged About 42 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Rampara Kesla, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

9. Smt. Karuna Verma, W/o Jai Singh Verma, Aged About 45 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School, Achholi, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 10.Smt. Ranjana Atram, W/o Ashwani Kumar Atram, Aged About 50 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Sankri, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 11.Smt. Pratima Avasthi, W/o Sanjay Avasthy, Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Semradih, Block Bhatapara, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 12.Khilawan Lal Verma, S/o Kondu Ram Verma, Aged About 53 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Jethani, Block Bhatapara, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 13.Alok Shrivastav, S/o Late Avadh Bihari Lal, Aged About 50 Years Presently

Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Kumharkhan, Block Bhatapara, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 14.Sanat Kumar Banchhor, S/o Late Ramswaroop Banchhor, Aged About 40 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Head Master At Govt. Primary School Gogiya, Block Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) 15.Smt. Hira Verma, W/o D. P. Verma, Aged About 43 Years Presently Posted As Head Master At Govt. Primary School Singhora, Block Palari, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. District Education Officer, Balodabazar, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh)

3. Director, Directorate Of Public Instructions, Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

4. Block Education Officer, Block Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh)

5. Block Education Officer, Block Palari, District Balodabazar Bhatapara, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Narendra Mehar, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. R.K. Gupta, Dy. A.G., on advance copy Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 01/08/2016 In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for direction to the competent authority to decide their representation.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that when similar cases of identically situated Head Masters came up for consideration before this Court in W.P.(S) No.1184 of 2016, the petition was disposed off as State counsel stated before the Court that the petitioners' representations shall be considered and

decided by the competent authority. It is submitted that this petition may also be disposed off on similar terms.

3.

Learned State counsel submits that though earlier the submission was made by the State, but at this stage, it has been realised that petitioners' claim is of regular annual increment, though they have been continued in services by virtue of interim order passed in cases pending before this Court. 4.

Learned State counsel could not dispute that petitioners, who had come before this Court in W.P.(S) No.1184 of 2016 are identically situated, as the petitions herein and their cases were also pending before this Court and they have continued in service by virtue of interim order, therefore, in similar petitions, similar order is required to be passed.

5.

Accordingly, in this case, it is directed that respondents shall consider petitioners' claim within a period of three months from today on similar consideration as the case of petitioners in W.P.(S) No. 1184 of 2016. It is made clear that this Court has not commented upon the merits of the case. 6.

With the aforesaid observation, this petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) JUDGE Rekha