Bhoopendra Kumar Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5752 of 2018 Bhoopendra Kumar Sahu S/o Lakhan Lal Sahu, Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher Panchayat, Govt. Middle School, Akalwara, Block Chhura, District Gariyaband 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, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

----Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For State :

Mr. R.N. Pusty, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 04/09/2018

1. The defaults pointed out by the Registry for the moment stand ignored. With the consent of the parties, the matter is heard and finally disposed off at the motion stage.

2. 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.

3. 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 shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered him on a lower post or on the same post.

4. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved