High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/8549/2018disposed off

Smt. Geeta Kanwar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2019-01-07Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 8549 OF 2018

1. Smt. Geeta Kanwar, W/o Shatruhan Singh Kanwar, aged about 38 years, posted as Lecturer Panchayat, Government Higher Secondary School, Tiwarta, District Korba (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Korba, District Korba (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Shri Basant Kaiwartya, Advocate.

For Respondent-State : Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 07.01.2019 Heard.

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was recruited under the Chhattisgarh Shiksha Karmi (Appointment and Service) Rules, 2007 and she was granted regular pay scale, increment and then revised pay scale also, but now in view of the circulars dated 06.05.2016 and 08.03.2017, her pay scale has been brought to the minimum of the pay scale applicable to Lecturer (Panchayat). He submits that this issue was examined by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No. 4271 of 2017 and batch of petitions, vide order dated 03.11.2017) and various directions have been issued. 2.

Learned State counsel would submit that this Court issued directions for examination of cases category wise.

3. Considering the aforesaid submission, the respondents shall examine petitioner's case in terms of order passed by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh (WPS No. 4271 of 2017 and batch of petitions, vide order dated 03.11.2017) and take appropriate decision on petitioner's claim for reinstatement into the earlier pay scale, which was being granted to the petitioner prior to reduction of lowest stage of pay scale of Lecturer (Panchayat).

4. In view of the aforesaid observation, this petition is finally disposed off.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Priyanka