Lachhendra Kumar Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8099 of 2018 Lachhendra Kumar Sahu S/o Dujram Sahu Aged About 29 Years Assistant Teacher (Nagriya Nikay) At Govt. Primary School Devarpara Rajim, Block Fingeshwar, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Department Of Urban Administration And Development, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

4. Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Rajim, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For petitioner :

Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede,GA.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 07/12/2018 1.

The dispute raised in the present writ petition is the nonconsideration of the case of the petitioner for grant of revised pay scale on completion of 8 years of service. The denial to the petitioner was that the petitioner has not completed 8 years of service under the same employer. 2.

The grievance of the petitioner was that the petitioner was initially appointed under the Urban Administration Department and subsequently applied for recruitment on the higher post under the Panchayat Department in the year 2013 and taking both the services, the petitioner has completed

more than 8 years of service and therefore she is entitled for the benefit of higher pay scale.

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 WPS No. 6147/2018 (Shabnum Khatun v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) 4.

This aspect is not disputed by the State counsel so far as the matter being similar to the one passed in the case of Shabnum Khatun (supra). "

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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 WPS No. 6147/2018 (Shabnum Khatun v. 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) Rohit JUDGE