Neelkanth Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1911 of 2017 • Neelkanth Verma S/o Shri Ramadhar Verma, Aged About 61 Years Working As Assistant Grade- 3, Posted At Tahsil Office Baloda Bazar, R/o Vaishnav Colony, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, P. S. Rakhi, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Commissioner, Excise, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. The Collector, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. The Collector, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh)

5. The Tahsildar, Balodabazar, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri CR Sahu, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri SP Kale, Dy. AG for the State Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 24/04/2017

1. The Petitioner was appointed as salesman in the excise department in the year 1981. He was subsequently absorbed as AG-III vide order dated 21.01.1993, therefore, his services from 1981 to 1993 is not counted for seniority.

2. Grievance of the Petitioner is that, similarly placed persons have already been granted the benefit of Time Bound Pay Scale by the Respondents, but for some reasons the case of the Petitioner has not been considered. It is

also the contention of the learned Counsel for the Petitioner that the petitioner in this instant case is duly eligible for being considered and also fulfill all the necessary requirements under the guidelines framed by the State Government for grant of said benefit of Time Bound Pay Scale. Counsel for the Petitioners submits that a direction may be issued to the respondents to look into the case of the Petitioner for grant of benefit of Time Bound Pay Scale as per the Circular of the State Government, which has also been extended to other similarly placed persons.

3. Without entering into the merits of the case, subject to Petitioner's fulfilling all the eligibility criterias for grant of Time Bound Pay Scale, let Respondents take a decision on the claim of the Petitioner for grant of benefit of Time Bound Pay Scale. The Petitioner would be at liberty to file another detailed representation to Respondent in addition to the representation already filed earlier, along with all supporting documents like the relevant Circular of the State Government and also the order of similar relief being granted to similarly placed persons.

4. Let this exercise be done within a period of 90 days from the date of filing of representation and certified copy of this order along with all other relevant documents be produced before the authority by the Petitioner.

5. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands finally disposed of, with the aforesaid observations.

Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Ashu