Smt. Crecencia Kurre v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 5501 of 2016

1. Smt. Crecencia Kurre W/o Shri Clement Toppo, Aged About 35 Years Working As Assistant Teacher Panchayat, Presently Posted On Primary School Belghutri, Tahsil Block Kunkuri, Distirct Jashpur Chhattisgarh

2. Amit Kumar Kashyap, S/o Shri Beni Kashyap, Aged About 35 Years Working As Assistant Teacher Panchayat, Presently Posted On Primary School Govt.. Boys Higher Secondary School Kunkuri, Tahsil Block Kunkuri, Distirct Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Jashpur, Distirct Jashpur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer. Janpad Panchayat Kunkuri, Distirct Jashpur Chhattisgarh

4. Block Educaiton Officer, Kunkuri, Distirct Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Manoj Chauhan, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri S.P. Kale, Dy.A.G. for the State.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 06/10/2016 Heard on admission.

The grievance ventilated through this petition is on account of nonconsideration of petitioners' case for promotion on the next higher post of Teacher (Panchayat).

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in public employment with avenue of promotion provided under the Govt. recruitment rules known as Chhattisgarh Teacher (Panchayat) Cadre Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2012. It is submitted that the petitioners have completed minimum eligibility of 7 years and large number of posts of Teacher (Panchayat) are lying

vacant. The petitioners enjoy a very high position in the seniority list and are therefore within the zone of consideration. However, till date, respondents have not considered the case of the petitioners for promotion. 3.

Learned counsel for the State submits that this grievance can be ventilated by the petitioners invoking the remedy of statutory representation to the competent authority as provided under Rule 18 (1) (b) of the Panchayat Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 (for short " the Rules of 1999 "). A perusal of the aforesaid Rule clearly provides that a member of the Panchayat Service may make representation against an order which amongst others, denies promotion to a higher post or service to which is otherwise eligible according to recruitment rules and which is due to him in accordance to seniority. 4.

This Court, in similar cases, has already disposed off the petition with a direction to consider representation in terms of statutory rules. 5.

Accordingly, this petition is also disposed off with a direction that in case the petitioners prefer representation, the same shall be considered and decided by the authority by speaking order within a period of 6 months from the date of receipt of representation.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti