High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/6677/2014disposed off

Sukhlal Das Mahant v. State Of Chhattisgarh And ORS.

2015-09-16Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 6677 of 2014 • Sukhlal Das Mahant, S/o Late Shri Arti Das Mahant, aged about 44 years, presently posted and working as Dakarnar (Class-IV) at EM/IM/TW & Gate Sub Division Raigarh, Tahsil & Dist. Raigarh (CG), Civil & Revenue District Raigarh (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Mahanadi Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office & Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG)

2. Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Chhattisgarh, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Post Office & Police Station Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG)

3. Executive Engineer, EM/IM/TW & Gate Division, Bilaspur, Sakti, Dist. Bilaspur (CG)

4. Sub Divisional Officer, EM/IM/TW & Gate Sub Division, Raigarh, Dist. Raigarh (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioner : Shri Dhaniram Patel, Advocate.

For Respondents : Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 16/09/2015

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was granted compassionate appointment on the post of contingency paid Dak Runner on 10.9.99 despite the fact that under the State Government's circular dated 6.7.2007, such appointment has to be made

on regular post and not on contingency post.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that for the present the petitioner may be permitted to prefer a representation for grant of benefit of regular pay scale from the date of initial appointment.

3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the petitioner prefers a representation before the competent authority within a period of three weeks from today, the said authority shall decide the petitioner's representation keeping in view the State Government's circular dated 6th July, 2007, as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of presentation of representation.

Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve