Smt. Kiran Kumbhaj Earlier Kiran Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.5155 OF 2018

1. Smt. Kiran Kumbhaj Earlier Kiran Patel W/o Shri Yogesh Kumbhaj Aged About 35 Years Presently Working As Lecturer Panchayat At Govt. Girls School, Pachpedi, Block Masturi District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

...Petitioner(s)

Versus

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

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners :

Shri C Jayant K Rao, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Shri SP Kale, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13.08.2018 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/- (P. Sam Koshy Judge inder