Vedant Vibhushan Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5291 of 2018
1. Vedant Vibhushan Verma S/o. Tek Ram Verma, Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Odan, Block Palari, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh)
2. Suresh Kumar Sahu S/o Meghnath Sahu, Aged About 43 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Bhalukona, Block Baloda Bazar, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh)
3. Smt. Beena Rani Sahu W/o. Sonsay Sahu, Aged About 31 Years Working As Teacher (Panchayat) At Govt. Middle School, Chhadia, Block Palari, 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 :
Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For State :
Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 17/08/2018
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 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 Ved