Smt Kiran Chowdhary v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3697 of 2021

1. Smt Kiran Chowdhary W/o Kaulesh Kumar Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) And Posted At Govt. H. S. School Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Director Urban Administration Department, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Palika Parishad Dongargarh District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ----Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate.

For State : Shri Kunal Das, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 19/07/2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioner has raised in this writ petition by virtue of the order passed by this Court in the case of "Shabnum Khatun v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others" WPS No. 6147/2018 decided on 27.10.2018 is for grant of the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. 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 is entitled from the date of her completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor have department has taken any steps for release of the arrears of

-2payment. 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 "Shabnum Khatun" (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 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. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge J-