Santosh Kumar Kewat v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3828 of 2016

1. Santosh Kumar Kewat S/o Bihari Lal, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Tikari, Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

2. Dwarika Prasad Ghoshle S/o Chandra Prakash Ghoshle, Aged About 26 Years R/o Village Matiya, Post Tikari, Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

3. Ajit Kumar S/o Krishnalal Ghorale, Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Matiya, Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4. Smt. Churnika Sahu, W/o Mahavir Sahu, Aged About 33 Years R/o Village Lohsi Sone, Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

5. Smt. Saroj Sahu, W/o Rajkumar Sahu, Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Kokdi, Post Manikchouri,police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

6. Kaleshwar Kumar Jangdey S/o Kewatram Jangdey, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Pachodi, Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of School Education Development, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan Police Stiaton Mandir Hasaud New Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Lok Sikshan Sanchanalaya, Indrawati Bhawan New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Collector, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Shri Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For Respondent-State : Shri D.R. Minj, Dy. Govt. Advocate

-2S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 17/08/2016 Heard.

1.

The petitioners, who were appointed as Part Time Sweepers in the year 2011 at the then existing collector rate, have filed this petition for a direction that they are entitled for grant of minimum wages as per minimum wage fixed vide order dated 16.11.2015 (Annexure P/5).

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a representation has also been moved by the petitioners for grant of minimum wages, however, the same are not being extended to the petitioners. 3.

The order of appointment of the petitioners show that they were appointed as Part Time Sweeper in the year 2011 on wages applicable in case of Part Time Sweeper, on collector rates. Therefore, if the collector wages have been revised, the case of the petitioners is also required to be considered for grant of appropriate and existing minimum wages prescribed by the Collector. Accordingly, the petitioners' case should also be considered and appropriate orders in their case should be passed by the respondent No.4 for grant of appropriate wages, according to current rate of wages applicable to the category of employment, in which the petitioners are employed. The decision should be taken within a period of 60 days by the respondent No.4. 4.

With the aforesaid observations, the petition is finally disposed off. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha