Dashrath Prasad Mandavi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1866 of 2020 • Dashrath Prasad Mandavi S/o Harishchandra Mandavi Aged About 40 Years Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Government Primary School Sandidih, Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Tikrapara Ward No. 03, 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 District - 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 Respondent/ State :

Mr. Alok Bakshi, Addl. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 21.05.2020

1. 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 with a just exception, subject to verification of accounts.

2. 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 with a just exception, subject to verification of accounts.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Vishakha