Saroj Kumar Pradhan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5111 of 2019

1. Saroj Kumar Pradhan S/o Chaturanan Pradhan Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer Panchayat, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bharar, Block Patan, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh.

2. Hemant Kumar Markam S/o Bhagchand Markam Aged About 30 Years Working As Assistant Teacher Panchayat, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pahanda (A), Block Patan, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh

3. Smt. Madhiv Rao W/o Paparao Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher (Lb) Govt. Middle School, Moharenga, Block Dhamdha, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh.

4. Laxmi Sandilya W/o Ajay Sandilya Aged About 34 Years Working As Lecturer Nagriya Nikay, Nagar Mata Binni Bai Sonkar, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhathagaon, Block Dharsiwa, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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

3. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh

5. District Education Officer Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh.

6. District Education Officer Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :

Mr. Anshuman Shrivastava, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 15/07/2019 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

-2revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by 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 the direction that the petitioners shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by them on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved