Smt. Pragya Giri v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2936 of 2020

1. Smt. Pragya Giri D/o Shri Anugrah Narain Giri, Aged About 37 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhilouri, Block Berla, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Swaraj Kaur Virdi W/o Shri Jasmindar Singh Virdi, Aged About 51 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) Govt. Higher Secondary School, Jamgaon (M), Block Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of School Education Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh.

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

4. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

5. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :

Ms. Akanksha Jain, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri

ORDER

04.08.2020

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in this present writ petition is that by virtue of order passed by this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 2530/2017 decided on 26.11.2017, they should have been granted benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioners prospectively

and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioners were entitled from the date of their completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor the department has taken any steps for release of the arrears of payment. The petitioners pray for appropriate direction to the respondents for releasing the said amount.

3. Without entering into the merits of the case and taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel (Supra) which has also been affirmed by the Division Bench and taking note of the fact that respondents have complied with the order to the extent of granting revised pay scale to the petitioners, let respondents No. 2 & 3 take an appropriate decision at the earliest so far as release of the arrears of payment which the petitioners are entitled for. Expecting a decision from the respondents within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Aks Judge