Smt. Sukmani Uraon v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3701 of 2021 Smt. Sukmani Uraon D/o Chhoturam Aged About 36 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhusu, Block- Sitapur, District Surguja (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

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. Director Public Instructions Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

5. Collector Ambikapur, District Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

6. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Ambikapur, District Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

7. District Education Officer Ambikapur, District - Surguja (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate.

For State :

Ms. Binu Sharma, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 19/07/2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioner has raised in the present writ petition by virtue of the 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 have been granted benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

-22. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioner prospectively and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioner was entitled from the date of her 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 petitioner prays 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 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 petitioner, let respondents No. 2 & 3 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.

4. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit