Smt. Preeti Kesari v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4572 of 2018 • Smt. Preeti Kesari Earlier Preeti Goyal, W/o Shri Sunil Kumar Kesari, Aged About 39 Years, Presently Working As Teacher T (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Sakola, Block Pendra, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya P.S. Rakhi, Tahsil Aarang, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri C.J.K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents : Shri Dheeraj Wankhede, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board 13.07.2018

1. Heard.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents, whereby the increment granted to the petitioner is being withdrawn on the ground that she has not passed B. Ed/D. Ed examination.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue with regard to withdrawal/non grant of increment on the ground of having not passed B.Ed/D. Ed examination was examined by this Court in

the case of Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No.4271 of 2017 and batch of petitions, vide order dated 03-11-2017) and also in WPS No. 99/2018 (Laxmaneshwar Giri Goswami -vState of CG and ors.) and various directions have been issued for affording proper opportunity of hearing and then decide the matter. This case is squarely covered by the above cases and may be disposed of in the light of the directions given in above cases.

4. Learned State counsel would submit that the petitioner's claim would be examined after affording opportunity of hearing in terms of order dated 03-11-2017 passed in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle (supra).

5. Considering the aforesaid submission, this petition is finally disposed off with a direction to the respondents for examination of petitioner's claim in terms of order passed by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle (supra) and take appropriate decision thereon. Sd/- (Sharad Kumar Gupta) JUDGE kishore