Amit Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 5208 of 2018

1. Amit Verma S/o Shatruhan Prasad Verma, Aged About 39 Years, Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Asnid, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

2. Nand Kumar Dhritlahre S/o Late Shri Tijau Ram, Aged About 31 Years, Working As Teacher (Panchayat) At Govt. Middle School, Arjuni (B), Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

3. Indra Kumar Kaiwart S/o Bisheshar Kaiwart, Aged About 39 Years, Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondaryt School, Jhabdi, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

4. Chand Ram Sahu S/o Phul Say Sahu, Aged About 37 Years, Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Gidhori , Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

5. Rajesh Kumar Kashyap S/o Ram Krishna Kashyap, Aged About 36 Years, Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Katgi, Block Kasdol, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

2. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat , Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Shri S. P. Kale, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy

Order On Board 14.08.2018 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 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 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 Bhola