Rahul Dev Shyamkunwar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 4953 OF 2020 Rahul Dev Shyamkunwar S/o Nanaji Shyamkunwar, aged about 39 years, working as Assistant Teacher (L.B.) at Govt. Primary School, Khaprikala Block Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ... Petitioner versus 1.

State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 2.

Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 3.

Commissioner cum Director, Directorate of Panchayat, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 4.

Chief Executive Officer, Japad Panchayat Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) 5.

Block Education Officer, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ... Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate.

For Respondents/State :

Mr. Rahul Jha, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board /01/2021 1.

Learned counsels appearing 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 23.4.2016 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.

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In view of the aforesaid submission and the impugned order and action is based on circular dated 23.4.2016 which has been quashed in the case referred to herein above, the present writ petition also deserves to be allowed with the direction that the petitioner shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised payscale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post.

3.

Writ Petition stands allowed and disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) /sharad/ JUDGE