Pooja Thakur v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 5226 of 2020

1. Pooja Thakur D/o K. R. Thakur Aged About 29 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.), Govt. Higher Secondary School Ranitarai, Block Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Commissioner-Cum-Director Directorate Of Panchayat, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer Jila Panchayat, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Durg District Durg (CG).

5. District Education Officer Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Harish Khutiya, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Sudeep Verma, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 14.01.2021 .

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

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder