Ashok Kumar Thawait v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.5623 OF 2019 Ashok Kumar Thawait S/o Lakhan Lal Thawait Aged About 31 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Jhabdi, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara Chhattisgarh.

...Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Director Directorate of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s) For Petitioner :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Shri Sameer Behar, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order on Board 31.07.2019 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 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. 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 petitioner(s) shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him / her on a lower post or on the same post. 3.

No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge inder