Abhishek Dhok v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 8432 of 2019

1. Abhishek Dhok S/o Vivek Balkrishna Dhok, Aged About 34 Years Working As Assistant Teacher ( L.B ) Government Higher Secondary School, Ranitarai ( K ) , Block Dondilohara, District - Balod Chhattisgarh.

2. Kusumlata Narang D/o Gaind Ram Narang Aged About 39 Years Working As Lecturer ( L.B.) , Government Higher Secondary School, Ghughwa, Block Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.

4. Chief Executive Officer, Jila Panchayat, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh.

5. District Education Officer, Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.

6. District Education Officer, Durg District - Durg Chhattisgarh. ----Respondents For petitioners - Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate. For State-Shri Soumya Rai, PL.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 16/10/2019 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 23.04.2016 has been quashed, petitions were allowed and it was 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 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/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri