Sandhya Rani Netam v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 7682 OF 2019 1.

Sandhya Rani Netam, D/o Mohit Kumar, aged about 25 years, working as Lecturer Panchayat, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Faradfod, Block Dondilohara, District Balod (CG) 2.

Bhumika Parmar, D/o Hemant Parmar, aged about 29 years, working as Lecturer Panchayat, Govt. higher Secondary School, Faradfod, Block Dondilohara, District Balod (CG) 3.

Smt. Vandana Yadav, W/o Mukesh Kumar Yadav, aged about 32 years, working as Assistant Lecturer Panchayat, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Sonpuri (Rani), Block and District Kabirdham (CG) ... Petitioner versus 1.

State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (CG) 2.

Commissioner-cum-Director, Directorate of Panchayat, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 3.

Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Balod, District Balod (CG) 4.

Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Kabirdham, District Kabirdham ... Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate.

For Respondent-State :

Ms. Ishwari Ghritlahare, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 24/09/2019 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 23.4.2016 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 present writ petition also deserves to be allowed with the direction that the petitioners shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised payscale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered by them on a lower post or on the same post.

3.

The writ petition stands allowed and disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) /sharad/ JUDGE