Smt. Mithali Katakwar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No 8322 of 2018

1. Smt. Mithali Katakwar W/o Prashant Kumar Katakwar, Aged About 35 Years Lecturer (Panchayat), Govt. Higher Secondary School, Mohad, Block Dongargaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

2. Ram Narayan Rawte, S/o Pargan Lal Rawte, Aged About 44 Years Assistant Teacher (Panchayat), Govt. Primary School, Tekha (Hardi) Block Dongargaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Post Office And Police Station Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ----Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Vivek Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13/12/2018

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 petitioners shall be entitled to obtain the benefit of revised pay-scale on completion of 8 years service by including the services rendered them on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved