Vinod Kumar Kaushik v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 2681 of 2019 Vinod Kumar Kaushik S/o Surit Ram Kaushik, Aged About 46 Years, Posted As Lecturer Panchayat Government High School Podi, Block Kota, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Panchayat And Rural Development Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner Cum Director, Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer, Bilaspur District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

5. Block Education Officer, Kota, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Saleem Kazi, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 10.04.2019

1. Heard.

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 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, this petition also deserves to be allowed with a direction that the petitioner shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post.

4. No order as to costs.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai