High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/2161/2020dismissed

Rajesh Kumar Dewangan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2020-06-15Hon'Ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri2 pages

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2161 of 2020 • Rajesh Kumar Dewangan, S/o Shri Manik Lal Dewangan Aged About 43 Years Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Government Primary School Paragaon Khurd, Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) R/o Village Mendha, Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. District Education Officer, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer, Block Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Ishan Verma, Advocate For State :

Ms. Akanksha Jain, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 15.06.2020

1. Default as pointed out by the registry is ignored and the matter is heard finally.

2. 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.

3. 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, subject to verification of the past records of the petitioner.

4. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Jyoti