Vikas Kumar Sonwani v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6191 of 2018
1. Vikas Kumar Sonwani S/o Shri Faguram Sonwani, Aged About 32 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) And Posted At Govt. High School Modhe, Block Takhatpur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
2. Jagesh Kumar Shrivas, S/o Shri Paras Ram Shrivas, Aged About 33 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) And Posted At Govt. High School Gokulpur, Block Takhatpur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
3. Barum Lal Koresi, S/o Shri Bahur Singh Koresi, Aged About 42 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) And Posted At Govt. Higher Secondary School Kumudkatta, Block Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.
---- Petitioners
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.
2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.
3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.
----Respondents For Petitioner :
Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate For State :
Ms. Astha Shukla, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 20/09/2018
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.
No order as to costs.
Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved