Rekhram Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 7433 of 2018 • Rekhram Patel S/o Dasrath Ram Patel, aged about 33 years, working as Lecturer Panchayat, Nagriya Nikay, Govt. Hr. Sec. School Kumhari, Block Dhamdha, District Durg (C.G.) ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.)
2. Commissioner-cum-Director, Directorate of Panchayat, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)
3. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Dondi Lohara, District Durg (C.G.)
4. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Nawagarh, District Durg (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 14.11.2018 1.
Issue involve in the present writ petition is the non-granting of revised pay scale to the petitioner on completion of 8 years of service. The denial of the benefit to the petitioner was account of fact that the petitioner was initially appointed in different department and therefore, service rendered under the said department was not counted for the purpose of grant of benefit. 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 W.P.(S) No. 6147 of 2018 (Shabnum Khatun vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.)
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This aspect is not disputed by the State counsel so far as the matter being similar to the one 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 W.P.(S) No. 6147 of 2018 (Shabnum Khatun vs. 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 vatti