Gurunath Jangde v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3453 of 2020 • Gurunath Jangde s/o. Shyam Lal Jangde Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pakhnakot, Block-Dharamjaigarh District Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, P.S. - Rakhi, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. The District Education Officer Raigarh, District - Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

3. The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Raigarh, District - Raigarh Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Ajeet Kumar Yadav, Advocate For State :

Ms. Akansha Jain, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 31-8-2020

1. Learned counsel for the parties would submit that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by order dated 28.11.2017 passed by this Court in WPS No.2530 of 2017 (Mukesh Kumar Patel and another Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and another) and batch of petitions wherein the circular dated

23.04.2016 has been quashed, petitions allowed and it has been declared that the petitioners therein shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by them on a lower post or on the same post.

2. In view of the aforesaid submission and the impugned order and action is based on circular dated 23.04.2016 which has been quashed in the case referred to herein above, the petition also deserves to be allowed with the direction that the petitioner shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised payscale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post. The said entitlement would be subject to verification of the facts by the respondent authorities.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Raju