Basant Kumar Banjare v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 127 of 2018 Basant Kumar Banjare S/o Late Gangaram Banjare Aged About 41 Years Presently Working As Lecturer Panchayat At Govt. High School, Padariya, Block Akaltara, District Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya P. S. Rakhi, Tahsil Aarang, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Janjgir, District Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents Shri CJK Rao, counsel for the petitioner/s.

Shri Majid Ali, Dy.G.A. for the State.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 08/01/2018 Heard.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was recruited under the Chhattisgarh Shiksha Karmi (Appointment and Service) Rule, 2007 and he was granted regular pay scale, increment and then revised pay scale also, but now in view of the circular dated 06-05-2016 and 08-03-2017, his pay scale has been brought to the minimum of the pay scale applicable to Lecturer (Panchayat). He submits that this issue was examined by this Court in 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 various directions have been issued. 3.

Learned State counsel would submit that this Court issued directions for examination of cases category wise.

4.

Considering the aforesaid submission, the respondents shall examine the petitioner's case in terms of order passed 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 take appropriate decision on petitioner's claim for reinstatement into the earlier pay scale, which was being granted to the petitioner prior to reduction of lowest stage of the pay scale of Lecturer (Panchayat). 5.

With the aforesaid observation, this petition is finally disposed off. SD/- Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti