Premanand Mahilang v. State Of Chhattisgarh
-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2020 of 2017 Premanand Mahilang S/o Chandrika Prasad, Aged About 33 Years Presently Working As Lecturer Panchayat At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Khatiyapal, Block Baloda Bazar, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat & Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Balodabazar Bhatapara, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh)
3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :
Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 20/06/2017 Heard.
1. The petitioner is seeking direction to the respondent authorities to count his earlier service period from the date of initial appointment for providing benefit of pay scale in the light of State Government's order dated 23.04.2016 which has been issued pursuant to the order passed by the Division Bench in Manoj Kumar Dadsena and others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others {WA No.413/2014} and other connected writ appeals on 09.12.2015.
2. Considering the fact that the respondents are yet to take decision in the matter, the writ petition is disposed off with direction that in the event petitioner prefers fresh representation before the appointing authority/competent authority claiming benefit of circular dated 23.04.2016 within a period of one month from today, the authority shall verify the issue concerning application of the circular
-2dated 23.04.2016 in respect of petitioner and pass necessary speaking order in this regard within further period of three months.
3. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the respondent authorities shall decide the matter, on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law, without treating any observation made in this order, as opinion on the merits of the case. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen