Prahlad Kumar Chouhan v. State Of Chhattigarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 4792 of 2021

1. Prahlad Kumar Chouhan S/o Shri Babulal Chouhan, Aged About 39 Years, Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Sakarboga, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

2. Shrawan Kumar Pradhan S/o Shri Nehru Lal Pradhan, Aged About 42 Years, Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Patelpani, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

3. Dinesh Kumar Panda S/o Shri Bhawani Panda, Aged About 40 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Chhuhipali , District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

4. Rohit Kumar Sidar S/o Shri Chamar Singh, Aged About 43 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.) And Posted At Government Middle School Jamgaon, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

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

2. Director, Panchayat Department, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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

4. Block Education Officer, Block Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

None For State :

Ms. Akanksha Jain, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 06.09.2021

1. The limited grievance which the petitioners have raised in the present writ petition is the benefits which arise, by virtue of the order passed by this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel & another Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & another in WPS No. 2530/2017 decided on 28.11.2017 as regards granting of the benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. According to the petitioners, the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioners prospectively and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioners were entitled from the date of their completion of 8 years of service but no effective order has been passed nor has the department taken any step for releasing the arrears of payment. The petitioners pray for an appropriate direction to the respondents for releasing the said amount.

3. Without entering into the merits of the case and taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel (Supra) which has also been affirmed by the Division Bench and also taking note of the fact that the respondents have complied with the order to the extent of granting revised pay scale to the petitioners, let the respondents 2 & 3 take an appropriate decision at the earliest as regards releasing of the arrears of payment which the petitioners are entitled for. Expecting a decision from the respondents within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai