High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/4747/2021allowed

Nisha Joshi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-09-06Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4747 of 2021 Nisha Joshi W/o Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Aged About 36 Years, Working As Lecture (L.B.) At Government High School Temar, Block Sakti, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Commissioner-Cum-Director, Directorate of Panchayat, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Janjgir Champa, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Govind Prasad Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Ishan Verma, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 06.09.2021 Heard.

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 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 a direction that the petitioner shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service including the services rendered by him/her on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai