Vijay Kumar Bhatpahri v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2829 of 2018

1. Vijay Kumar Bhatpahri S/o S/o Late Shri Dindayal Bhatpahri, Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhawanipur, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

2. Birchand Mandaley S/o S/o Namdas Mandaley Aged About 34 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Gidhpuri, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

3. Lekhram Dhurandhar S/o S/o Chandra Lal Dhurandhar Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Rohansi Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

4. Pradip Kumar Maheshwari S/o S/o Chandrika Prasad Maheshwari Aged About 39 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhawanipur, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

5. Ganesh Ram Verma S/o S/o Salik Ram Verma Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Shahid Dhananjay Verma High School, Tonatar, Block Bhatapara District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

6. Rajkumar Lahare S/o S/o Dharam Das Lahare Aged About 41 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Shahid Dhananjay Verma High School, Tonatar, Block Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

7. Rajesh Kumar Sahu S/o S/o Bharatlal Sahu Aged About 42 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Damru, Block Baloda Bazar District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh --Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Manish Nigam, PL

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 05.04.2018 Heard.

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 by them on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha