Smt. Purnima Sonkar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 5768 of 2018 Smt. Purnima Sonkar W/o Anil Kumar Sonkar, Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (Nagariya Nikay) At Govt. Higher Secondary School, Janjgiri, Kumhari, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Joint Director, Department Of Urban Administration And Development Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council Kumhari, District Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Shri Majid Ali, Dy. Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 05.09.2018 Heard.

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

No order as to costs.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Bhola