Poona Ram Nawaratna v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5810 of 2018
1. Poona Ram Nawaratna, S/o. Shri Ram Charan Nawaratna, Aged about 42 years, working as Lecturer (Panchayat) and posted at Govt. Higher Secondary School Sonakhan, Block Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh
2. Kshetrapal Singh Banjare, S/o. Shri Radhram Banjare, Aged about 33 years, working as Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) and posted at Govt. Higher Secondary School Sonakhan, Block Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
2. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Balodabazar-Bhatapara, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh
3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara , Chhattisgarh.
----Respondents For Petitioners :
Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For State :
Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Dy. G.A.
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 06/09/2018
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 petitioners shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered them on a lower post or on the same post.
3. No order as to costs.
Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved