Tarun Kumar Sethi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 8257 of 2018 Tarun Kumar Sethi S/o Late Shri Omprakash Sethi Aged About 55 Years Posted As Sub Engineer Public Works Department, Division Champa, DistrictJanjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Engineer-In-Chief Office of Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Champa, DistrictJanjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :

Shri Anup Majumdar, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, PL.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13.12.2018 1.

The claim raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is for grant of seniority and regular pay scale from the date of his initial appointment in the light of the decision of this Court in the case of Gokaran Singh Vs State of Chhattisgarh and others passed in WPS No.6710 of 2014 dated 24.12.2014. 2.

The claim of the petitioner is pending consideration before the respondents vide representation Annexure P-5.

3.

Let respondents 1 and 2 take a decision in this regard on due verification of facts as to whether the petitioner is similarly placed as that of Gokaran Singh (supra) and thereafter take an appropriate decision on the representation of the petitioner. Let this exercise be completed within a period of 60 days from the date of presentation of the order passed by this Court.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge jamal