High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/5297/2021disposed off

Smt. Sunita Toppo v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-10-01Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 5297 of 2021

1. Smt. Sunita Toppo W/o Selbestar Toppo Aged About 42 Years Working Teacher (L.B.), Govt. Middle School Korwapara (Petla) Block Sitapur District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

2. Smt. Nehil Singh W/o Mithlesh Singh Aged About 36 Years Working Lecturer (L.B.) Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School, Sitapur, Block Sitapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

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 Surguja District Surguja Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer Surguja District Surguja Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :

Ms. Abhyunnati Singh, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 01.10.2021

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 by including the services rendered them on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyoti