Smt. Geetanjali Bodkhe v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 9411 of 2019 • Smt. Geetanjali Bodkhe W/o Anil Kumar Bodkhe Aged About 42 Years Working As Lecturer (L.B.), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Murmunda, Block Dongargarh, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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 Rajnandgaon, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer Rajnandgaon, District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Harish Khuntiya, Advocate For Respondent/ State :

Ms. Binu Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 21/11/2019

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 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 petition also deserves to be allowed with the 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 her 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 Yasmin