High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/8209/2019allowed

Smt. Meenakshi Yadav v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2019-10-14Hon'Ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri2 pages

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 8209 of 2019 Smt. Meenakshi Yadav W/o Ganpat Prasad Yadav Aged About 44 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Jogisar, Block Gaurela, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Department of School Education Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mahandi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. Director Directorate of Public Instruction, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhatttisgarh.

4. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. --- Respondents For the Petitioners : Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order on Board -10-2019 Heard.

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 of 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 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 by including the services rendered by him on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to cost.

Sd/- GOUTAM BHADURI JUDGE R a o