High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/7874/2019allowed

Bhagwat Prasad Jangade v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2019-09-26Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7874 of 2019 Bhagwat Prasad Jangade S/o Ram Kumar Jangade, Aged About 28 Years, Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) At Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School Pachpedi, Block Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Patan District Durg Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For State :

Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 26/09/2019

1. The dispute raised in the present writ petition is the nonconsideration of the case of the petitioner for grant of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service. The denial to the petitioner was that the petitioner has not completed 8 years of service under the same employer.

2. The grievance of the petitioner was that the petitioner was initially appointed under Urban Department and subsequently applied for

-2recruitment on the higher post in Panchayat Department and taking both the services, the petitioner has completed more than 8 years of service and therefore he is entitled for the benefit of higher pay scale.

3. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in a bunch of writ petitions disposed off on 27.10.2018. The lead case of which being WPS No. 6147/2018 (Shabnum Khatun v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.)

4. This aspect is not disputed by the State counsel so far as the matter being similar to the one passed in the case of "Shabnum Khatun" (supra).

5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition also deserves to be and is accordingly disposed off in similar terms to the order passed in WPS No. 6147/2018 (Shabnum Khatun v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors).

6. The writ petition accordingly stands allowed. The petitioner would be entitled for the benefit as prayed for subject to the verification of the case by the Department.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Khatai