Smt. Durgesh Nandini Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3810 of 2018

1. Smt. Durgesh Nandini Thakur W/o Harishchandra Singh Thakur Aged About 61 Years Post- Head Clerk, R/o Zone No. 1, Street No. 1, Rajput Classes, New Adarsh Nagar, Durg, District- Durg Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Gayatri Yadu W/o Ashok Kumar Yadu Aged About 58 Years Post- U.D.C., R/o A-10, Karmachari Nagar, Durg, District- Durg Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

3. Smt. Sobhna Khillan, D/o Harinath Aged About 61 Years Post- Accountant, R/o Poonam Colony, Ward No. 19, Behind Industrial Area, Rajnandgaon, DistrictRajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

4. Vijay Kumar Vashnik S/o Shyam Das Vashnik Aged About 56 Years PostAccountant, R/o Ward No. 1, Motipur, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Forest, Ministry Mahanadi Bhavan, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest (Administrative) Forest Department, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Conservator Of Forest, Forest Department, Durg Circle, Durg, DistrictDurg Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Shri Alok Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Shri Majid Ali, Dy. Govt. Advocate S.B. : Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 18/05/2018

1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are working on different Ministerial Posts in the Department of Health and Family

-2Welfare District Durg. They are entitled for Kramonati Vetan Maan (Time Scale Pay) in terms of the State Government's Circular dated 28.04.2008 (AnnexureP1) and other similar circulars issued by the State from time to time. However, the respondents have not decided the issue for grant of second Kramonati Vetan Maan to the petitioners despite the fact that the benefit of the State Government's circulars have been extended to similarly placed employees.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that for the present, petitioners may be permitted to prefer fresh representation and the respondents may be directed to decide the representation in accordance with law.

3. Learned State counsel would fairly submit that if the issue has been dealt with by the State Government by issuing circulars, the petitioners may prefer representation which shall be dealt with in accordance with the State Government's circular.

4. Considering the limited issue involved in the petition, ends of justice would be served, if the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event, petitioners prefer fresh representation along with copy of the writ petition before the competent authority within a period of 4 weeks from today, the competent authority shall decide the issue regarding grant of second Kramonati Vetan Maan to the petitioners by speaking order, at the earliest, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of submission of the representation.

5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/--/-/--- -- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen