Loman Singh Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 8411 OF 2018

1. Loman Singh Verma S/o Latmar Singh Verma, aged about 35 years, Working as Lecturer (L.B.) at Govt. Higher Secondary School Ghotwani, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh.

2. Harish Patel S/o Chandrakant Patel, aged about 38 years, Working as Lecturer (L.B.) at Govt. Higher Secondary School Kanharpuri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh.

3. Smt. Prabha Dewangan W/o Om Prakash Dewangan, aged about 36 years, Working as Lecturer (L.B.) at Govt. Higher Secondary School Kanharpuri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh.

...Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department of School Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Shri Govind Dewangan, Advocate.

For Respondent-State : Shri Salim Kazi, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 03.01.2019

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 him on a lower post or on the same post.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Priyanka