Smt. Sonal Gupta v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 8476 OF 2018

1. Smt. Sonal Gupta W/o Vinay Gupta Aged About 40 Years Working As Lecturer Panchayat At Govt. Higher Secondary School Kanharpur, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

2. Smt. Jageshwari W/o Anand Kumar Sao Aged About 37 Years Working As Teacher (Panchayat) At Govt. Middle School Mudpar, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

3. Smt. Sushma Tople W/o Suresh Chandra Tople Aged About 42 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Aheri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Smt. Rajeshwari Sai W/o Gajendra Sai Aged About 35 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Aheri, Block Dhamdha, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

5. Smt. Sunita Singh W/o Anjan Kumar Aged About 38 Years Working As Lecturer (Panchayat) At Govt. Higher Secondary School Dewda, Block Patan, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners

Versus

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

2. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh., District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Shri Jeet Patel, Advocate.

For Respondent-State : Ms. Sunita Jain, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 04.01.2019

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 petitioners 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.

3. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Priyanka