High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/2056/2019disposed off

Smt. Lalita Devi Choudhary v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2019-03-25Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2056 of 2019

1. Smt. Lalita Devi Choudhary W/o Paritosh Kumar Choudhary Aged About 34 Years Working As Teacher Panchayat, Govt. Middle School, Sambalpur, Block Dondilohara, Disrtrict- Balod, Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

2. Keshav Ram Deshlahre S/o Lalchand Aged About 34 Years Working As Teacher Panchayat, Govt. High School, Kochera, Block Dondilohara, District- Balod, Chhattsgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

3. Smt. Anita Sahu W/o Omprakash Sahu Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (Lb), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Matvari, Block And District- Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Smt. Chandrakala Saxena W/o Karuinakaran Saxena Aged About 32 Years Working As Lecturer Panchayat, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kusumkasa, Block Dondil, District- Balod, Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

5. Neeti Soni D/o Sitaram Soni Aged About 29 Years Working As Lecturer Panchayt, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bharar, Block Patan, DistrictDurg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayt And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner-Cum-Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Naya Raipur, Disrtict- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Balod, District- Balod, Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh

5. District Education Officer Durg/balod, Chhattisgarh., District : Balod, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents

For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :

Mr. Sameer Behar, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 25/03/2019

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.

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 petitioners shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered them on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit