Pramod Kumar Kurrey v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 10655 of 2019 • Pramod Kumar Kurrey S/o Vyas Narayan Kurrey Aged About 38 Years Lecturer ( Nagriy Nikay ) At Government M. D. V. Higher Secondary School, Baloda Bazar, District Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

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

3. Chief Municipal Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Baloda Bazar, District - Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer, Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara, District Baloda Bazar - Bhatapara Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Govidn Dewangan, Advocate For Respondent/ State :

Mr. Neeraj Pradhan, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 16/12/2019 Heard.

1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner wes appointed under the provisions of Chhattisgarh Panchayat Shiksha Karmi (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules of 2007 without there being any requirement of passing B.Ed / D.Ed exam. They were confirmed and granted regular pay scale also.

2.

Challenge is laid to the action of the respondents based on circulars dated 10/06/2016 and 08/03/2017 which according to the petitioner, seeks to

withdraw the monetary benefits like regular pay scale, annual increment and revised pay scale on the ground of not obtaining B.Ed degree. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, the issue raised by the petitioner was considered in batch of petitions i.e. WPS No.4271/2017 ( Jayant Kumar Patle vs. State of Chhattisgarh and ors. ) and other cases by this Court vide order 03/11/2017. Therefore, the petitioners be also granted similar relief.

3.

Learned State counsel would submit that the Court considered cases of teachers in different categories enumerated in para 6 of the said order. The petitioners being an appointee under the Rules of 2007 would require consideration in terms of the direction contained in para 46 of the said order. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is already getting regular pay scale and increments also and the consideration would be confined to grant of revised pay scale.

5.

The petitioner's case for grant of revised pay scale will have to be considered in terms of the order passed by this Court in the case of Jayant Kumar Patle (supra), in so far as other claim for grant of revised pay scale is concerned.

6.

With the aforesaid observations, this petition is finally disposed off. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Yasmin