Kumari Seeman v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.2742 OF 2019

1. Kumari Seeman D/o Shri Devchand Singh, Aged About 32 Years Occupation - Service, Lecturer ( Panchayat ) Government High School, Amri, Block - Lundra District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

...Petitioner(s)

Versus

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

2. The Director, Directorate Of Public Instructions, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat - Surguja District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

4. The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat - Lundra District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

5. The Distict Education Officer, District Surguja Ambikapur Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

6. The Block Education Officer, Block Lundra District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner :

Shri Dashrath Kushwaha, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Shri Rahul Mishra, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 11.04.2019 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 petitioner(s) shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him / her on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder