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Dr. Dhruv Kumar Pandey v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC13 Oct 2022WPS/6378/2022

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What is this about?

Single judge order directing the State of Chhattisgarh and the Commissioner of Higher Education to decide the petitioners' pending representations regarding non-payment of Rs.10,000/- AGP within three months. The petitioners were promoted to Professor posts and claimed entitlement under Rules, 2019.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to consider and decide representations regarding claim of Rs.10,000/- AGP within 3 months.

Dr. Dhruv Kumar Pandey Vs State of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Chhattisgarh HC (2022)

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

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W.P.(S) No. 6378 of 2022

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Dr. Dhruv Kumar Pandey S/o Late Shri S.P. Pandey Aged About 60 Years R/o Sunder Nagar Chowk, Daganiya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Dinesh Kumar Verma S/o Lage Shri Uday Ram Verma Aged About 62 Years R/o Jamgaon (Mahamaya) Tahsil Patan, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Kavindra Kumar Bindal S/o Late Shri Lakshman Lal Bindal Aged About 61 Years R/o D-203 Fulhomes, Mowa, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Kirti Tiwari W/o Shri Veerendra Tiwari Aged About 61 Years R/o F/7 Water Resources Colony, Katora Talab Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Agnihotri S/o Late Shri P.S. Agnihotri Aged About 64 Years R/o Hd-6, Sector-2, DDU Nagar, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Preeti Mishra W/o Shri Ganesh Shankar Mishra Aged About 61 Years R/o Sushilanchal 147, Adarsh Chowk, Sunder Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Pushpa Kaushik W/o Shri Monish Chandra Kaushik Aged About 61 Years R/o Kaushik Bunglaw, Rajendra Nagar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Smriti Chakravarty W/o Shri T.K. Chakravarty Aged About 63 Years R/o T-8, Jeevan Vihar Colony, Telibandha, Raiupr, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Top Lal Verma S/o Late Shri T.S. Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o H. I. G. Duplex 2 Sector Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Dr. Vijay Kumar Agrawal S/o Late Shri N.L. Agrawal Aged About 61 Years R/o 71, Metrogreen, Infront Of Bhavans School, Saddu Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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---- Petitioners

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Versus

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State of Chhattisgarh, through : the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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Commissioner, Directorate of Higher Education, Block - C Second and Third Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava

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Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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---- Respondents

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For Petitioners : Mr. Anand Mohan Tiwari, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Hamida Siddiqui, Dy.A.G.

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board

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13/10/2022

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Heard on default.

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Learned counsel for petitioners submits the default as pointed out by the Registry is cured by filing fresh affidavit of petitioners.

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Petitioners are working as Professor in Govt. J. Yoganandam Chhattisgarh College, Bilaspur. Grievance of petitioners are that respondents are not considering the claim of petitioners for grant of Rs.10,000/- as AGP.

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Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners have already submitted representation, before respondent No.2 for redressal of their grievances of non-payment of Rs.10,000/towards AGP for which they are entitled as per Chhattisgarh Educational Service (Collegiate Branch, Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 2019. He submits that as per Schedule-I of Rules, 2019, pay scale of Professor and Deputy Director, Higher Education is provided at at Sr. No.4, which provides for grant of AGP of Rs.10,000/- along with pay scale. Petitioners were promoted on the post of Professor vide order dated 10.08.2007 and by virtue of Rules, 2019, petitioners are entitled for Rs.10,000/- towards

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AGP. He also contended that Higher Education Department, State of Chhattisgarh vide order dated 30.03.2010 granted revised pay scale to the Assistant Professor and others Staffs working in the college. Representation submitted by petitioners have not been decided till date, therefore, at this stage, grievance of petitioners would be redressed, if respondents is directed to consider and decide the representation submitted by petitioners within specified time.

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Learned State counsel submits that at this stage he is having no objection to the limited prayer made by petitioners to consider and decide representations (Annexure P-5), pending before respondent No.2.

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I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents placed on record.

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Annexure P-1 is order of promotion dated 10.08.2007 by which Assistant Professors were promoted to the post of Professor w.e.f. 19.08.2006. Name of petitioners finds place at Sr. No.199, 138, 255, 127, 194, 304, 106, 261, 193, 125 respectively. Rules of 2019 is filed as Annexure P-3 along with Schedule-I, which prescribes pay-scale of Professor and Deputy Director, Higher Education at Sr. No.4 of Rs.37400 – 67000 + AGP 10000.

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In view of aforementioned facts of the case and limited prayer made by petitioners, I find it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing respondents to consider and decide representations (Annexure P-5) submitted by petitioners within a

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period of 3 months from the date of receipt of copy of order passed by this Court. Petitioners will be at liberty to submit fresh representations if they so desire along with copy of order passed by this Court.

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In view of the above, writ petition stands disposed off.

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Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge

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