Tarun Kumar Dhruve v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 6756 of 2019 Tarun Kumar Dhruve S/o Late Ramprasad Dhruve, Aged About 37 Years, Working As Teacher (L.B.), Govt. Middle School Bartarai, Block Podiuproda, District Korba Chhattisgarh (Surname Of The Petitioner Wrongly Mention In Ann P/3) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Podiuproda, District Korba Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Vikash Pandey, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. P. Acharya, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 03.09.2019

1. Heard.

2. 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 including the services rendered by them on a lower post or on the same post.

3. 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, this petition also deserves to be allowed with a 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 him on a lower post or on the same post.

4. No order as to costs.

Sd/- P. Sam Koshy Judge Khatai