Smt. Ratna Mahant v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4926 of 2016

1. Smt. Ratna Mahant W/o Late Sanjay Das Mahant, Aged About 42 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Middle School Bokramuda, Tahsil Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Smt. Dropati Bai, Wd/o Late Niranjan Singh, Aged About 45 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Middle School Lathi, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

3. Smt. Manju Kamal, Wd/o Late Digamber Kamal, Aged About 28 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Primary School, Bokramuda, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

4. Smt. Eatwara Bai, Wd/o Late Shiv Kumar Nai, Aged About 37 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Primary School, Chhal, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

5. Smt. Safeera Minj W/o John Virendra, Aged About 39 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Middle School Chhal, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

6. Devmani Rathiya, S/o Chhatar Singh Rathiya, Aged About 26 Years Working As Part Time Sweeper, Govt. Primary School Beharmuda, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through: The Secretary, Department Of School Education Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. Director, Lok Sikshan Sanchanalaya, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

3. Collector, Raigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

4. District Education Officer, Raigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

5. Block Education Officer, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)

6. Labour Officer, Raigarh, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Shri K.K. Pandey, Advocate For Respondent-State : Shri Gary Mukhopadhyay, Govt. Advocate S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

-2Order On Board 20/09/2016 Heard.

1.

The petitioners, who were appointed as Part Time Sweepers in the year 2011 at the then existing collector rate, have filed this petition for a direction that they are entitled for grant of minimum wages as per minimum wage fixed vide letter dated 25.04.2016.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a representation has also been moved by the petitioners for grant of minimum wages, however, the same are not being extended to the petitioners. 3.

The order of appointment of the petitioners show that they were appointed as Part Time Sweeper in the year 2011 on wages applicable in case of Part Time Sweeper, on collector rates. Therefore, if the collector wages have been revised, the case of the petitioners is also required to be considered for grant of appropriate and existing minimum wages prescribed by the Collector. Accordingly, the petitioners' case should also be considered and appropriate orders in their case should be passed by the respondent No.4 for grant of appropriate wages, according to current rate of wages applicable to the category of employment, in which the petitioners are employed. The decision should be taken within a period of 60 days by the respondent No.4. 4.

With the aforesaid observations, the petition is finally disposed off. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Rekha