Smt. Tripti Sahu (Before Marriage Tripti Sonwani) v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4809 of 2020

1. Smt. Tripti Sahu (Before Marriage Tripti Sonwani) W/o Goverdhan Lal Sahu Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat), Govt. High School, Hardi, Block Berla, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of School Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Commissioner-Cum-Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Bemetara District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

5. District Education Officer Bemetara District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate.

For State : Ms. Akanksha Jain, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 16.12.2020

1. The limited grievance which the petitioner has raised in the present writ petition by virtue of the order passed by this Court in the case of Mukesh Kumar Patel Vs. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 2530/2017 decided on 26.11.2017 have been granted benefit of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance which now remains is that the benefit is being provided to the petitioner prospectively and though the respondents have made a calculation which the petitioner was entitled from the date of her completion of 8 years of service but no effective orders have been passed nor the

department has taken any steps for release of the arrears of payment. The petitioner prays for appropriate direction to the respondents for releasing the said amount.

3. Without entering into the merits of the case and taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of Mukesh Patel (Supra) which has also been affirmed by the Division Bench and taking note of the fact that respondents have complied with the order to the extent of granting revised pay scale to the petitioner, let respondents No. 2 & 3 take an appropriate decision at the earliest so far as release of the arrears of payment which the petitioner is entitled for. Expecting a decision from the respondents within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyotijha