Smt. Reena Sonwani v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 632 of 2018 Smt. Reena Sonwani W/o Shri Mohit Sonwani Aged About 35 Years Presently Working As Lecturer Panchayat At Govt. Higher Secondary, School, Surajpura, Block S. Lohara, District Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner-Cum-Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh), District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Kabirdham, District Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), District : Kawardha (Kabirdham), Chhattisgarh --Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. CJK Rao, Advocate For State :

Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 07.02.2018 Though the case is listed for orders on certain defaults, considering that similar petitions have already been decided, this petition is also required to be finally disposed off. 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 pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by her on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha