Lukeshwar Pradhan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4671 of 2018 Lukeshwar Pradhan S/o Shri Meghnath Pradhan, Aged About 44 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Fulkarra, Block And District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For the Petitioner :

Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For the State :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Order On Board /07/2018

1. Heard counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondents, whereby the annual increment is not granted to the petitioner on the ground that he 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 -v- State 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 Kamde