Ram Kumar Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3104 of 2020

1. Ram Kumar Verma S/o Late Bisahu Ram Verma, Aged About 51 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Giroudpuri, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Kusum Lata Sahu, W/o Manish Kumar Sahu, Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Katgi, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

3. Shyam Lal Thakur S/o Than Singh Thakur, Aged About 45 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Arjuni (B), Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

4. Santosh Kumar Ghritlahre S/o Ganga Ram Ghritlahre, Aged About 37 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Giroudpuri, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

5. Aishwarya Kumar Sahu S/o Ghuru Ram Sahu, Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Giroudpuri, Block Kasdol District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

6. Smt. Ranjana Upadhyay W/o Surendra Upadhyay, Aged About 51 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Government Higher Secondary School Pisid, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

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

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

4. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Baloda Bazar Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

5. District Education Officer, Baloda Bazar, Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents

For Petitioners :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate For Respondents/State :

Ms. Richa Shukla, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 11/08/20

1. Heard.

2. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in this writ petition is that by virtue of order passed in WPS No.2530 of 2017 (Mukesh Kumar Patel and another Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and another) decided on 26.11.2017 the petitioners have been granted the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

3. 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 but no effective orders have been passed nor has department taken any steps for release of the arrears of payment. The petitioners pray for appropriate direction to the respondents for releasing the said amount.

4. Without entering into the merits of the case and taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of MukeshPatel (supra) which has alsobeen affirmed by the Division Bench and taking note of the fact that the respondents have complied with the order to

the extent of granting revised pay scale to the petitioner, let respondents no.2 to 4 take an appropriate decision at the earliest so far as release of the arrears of payment which the petitioner is 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.

SDSd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Ashu