Bhuwan Lal Janghel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1982 of 2020 • Bhuwan Lal Janghel S/o Shri Ramchandra Janghel Aged About 38 Years Assistant Teacher (L.B.) At Government Primary School Paragaon Kala, Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. R/o Village - Katalwahi, 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 Petitioners :

Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, Advocate For State :

Shri Jitendra Pali, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 01.06.2020 Heard.

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was initially appointed on 21.08.2007 by the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Mohla District Rajnandgaon as Shiksha Karmi Grade -III subsequently he was recruited as Shiksha Karmi Grade- III in the Janpad Panchayat Dongargarh, however for revised pay scale his services has not been considered from the date of initial appointment i.e. 21.08.2007.

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 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 payscale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post.

4. No order as to costs Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Jyoti